PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its final weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the 2019 season.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ksenia Kuznetsova • So. • UCF • Moscow, Russia
Kuznetsova stepped into the No. 1 singles position for the first time this season in UCF’s 4-2 win against USF and responded with a straight-set victory against a nationally ranked opponent to help the Knights complete an 18-3 regular season. Kuznetsova took a 6-3, 6-2 win against USF’s No. 1 player, who was No 56 in the Oracle/ITA rankings of April 9. The singles win clinched the match for UCF, giving the Knights 17 wins in their final 18 matches of the regular season.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the Oracle/ITA Rankings
Women’s Team (through April 16)
Women’s Singles (through April 16)
| |
46 |
Valeryia Zeleva |
UCF |
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58 |
Ana Roman Dominguez |
USF |
| |
81 |
Martina Okalova |
Tulsa |
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82 |
Ksenia Kuznetsova |
UCF |
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120 |
Martha Matoula |
Tulsa |
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121 |
Vivienne Kulicke |
SMU |
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125 |
Fatima Bizhukova |
Wichita State |
Women’s Doubles (through April 16)
| |
17 |
Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner |
Tulsa |
| |
19 |
Valeriya Zeleva/Ksenia Kuznetsova |
UCF |
| |
21 |
Fatima Bizhukova/Marta Bellucco |
Wichita State |
| |
62 |
Elena Muller/Ivone Alvaro |
Tulane |
The 2019 American Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships will be held in April at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. The women’s championship takes place April 17-20, while the men’s championship will be played April 18-21.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
presented by AIR FORCE RESERVE
April 17-20 | Orlando, Florida
| First Round | Wednesday, April 17 |
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| Match 1: No. 9 Temple (13-5) vs. No. 8 Memphis (12-9) |
9 a.m. |
| Match 2: No. 12 UConn (5-12) vs. No. 5 Wichita State (13-9) |
9 a.m. |
| Match 3: No. 11 Tulane (10-13) vs. No. 6 SMU (9-11) |
Noon |
| Match 4: No. 10 Cincinnati (11-10) vs. No. 7 ECU (22-2) |
Noon |
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| Quarterfinals | Thursday, April 18 |
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| Match 5: Temple/Memphis winner vs. No. 1 UCF (19-3) |
Noon |
| Match 6: UConn/Wichita State winner vs. No. 4 Tulsa (14-9) |
Noon |
| Match 7: Tulane/SMU winner vs. No. 3 Houston (14-6) |
3 p.m. |
| Match 8: Cincinnati/ECU winner vs. No. 2 USF (11-10) |
3 p.m. |
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| Semifinals | Friday, April 19 |
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| Match 9: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner |
3 p.m. |
| Match 10: Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner |
3 p.m. |
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| Final | Saturday, April 20 | American Digital Network |
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| Match 11: Semifinal winners |
3 p.m. |