Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw rising senior Finley Buelte (Rockford, Ill./Rockford Christian) has been named Third Team Academic All-America® as selected by CSC (College Sports Communicators) for NCAA Division III men's tennis. He is among 18 student-athletes named to one of three teams.

A biochemistry major with a 3.95 cumulative grade point average, Buelte posted a 19-6 singles record while playing at the number-one slot. He was 20-7 in doubles play including a 16-4 mark with teammate Will Cramer at the first doubles position. Buelte earned first team all-North Coast Athletic Conference honors this year in both singles and doubles. He also was selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as the Most Improved Player in Division III's Central Region.

Buelte is among DePauw's 56 student-athletes to earn Academic All-America® honors since the program's inception in 1952. Including multiple-year winners, DePauw student-athletes have earned the distinction 73 times. DePauw men's soccer defender Alec McCarty earned third team honors in December, while Jonathan Bruder and Robby Ballentine were first team choices in football in January. The complete list of DePauw's honorees is here.

For more information about CSC's Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com or collegesportscommunicators.com.