PROVIDENCE, R.I. – USF senior Alberto Barroso-Campos, who led the Bulls to their fifth American Athletic Conference title in six years, has been chosen as The American’s 2019 Men’s Tennis Player of the Year by the league’s 10 head coaches.
USF’s Chase Ferguson, who stepped into the No. 2 spot on the Bulls’ singles ladder in his first season, was named as The American’s Freshman of the Year. USF head coach Ashley Fisher, who led the Bulls to the 2019 American title, was chosen by his counterparts as The American Coach of the Year.
A native of Montijo, Spain, Barroso-Campos was named The American Player of the Year after he went 20-2 in dual matches at No. 1 singles in the 2018-19 season. He went 5-2 against nationally ranked opponents and was chosen as the Most Outstanding Player of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Barroso-Campos, is ranked No. 15 in the Oracle/ITA national singles rankings, was selected as a top-16 seed in singles for the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships and leads the Bulls into the NCAA team championship, which begins Friday.
Barroso-Campos becomes the fifth American Player of the Year from USF, joining three-time winner Roberto Cid (2014-16) and 2017 winner Sasha Gozun.
Ferguson, who hails from Melbourne, Australia, takes a 14-6 dual-match record into the NCAA Championship, playing primarily at No. 2 singles. Ferguson won the clinching match in the American Athletic Conference Championship final against top-seeded UCF, helping the Bulls to a 4-3 victory. Ferguson is the first player from USF to be named The American’s Freshman of the Year.
Fisher was chosen as Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons after he led the Bulls, who were seeded No. 2 in the American Championship, to their second title under Fisher’s watch. Fisher has led the Bulls to a 17-7 record entering the NCAA tournament and has the Bulls ranked No. 37 in the Oracle/ITA rankings.
Barroso-Campos was additionally named to The American’s all-conference team in singles for the second consecutive season. He joins Tulsa’s Majed Kilani and Tulane’s Ewan Moore as repeat selections in singles, while UCF’s Gabriel Decamps, SMU’s Carles Sarrio and Tulane’s Luis Erlenbusch were named to the all-conference team for the first time.
The all-conference doubles selections includes UCF’s freshman tandem of Trey Hilderbrand and Bogdan Pavel, Memphis’ David Stevenson and Oscar Cutting, and Wichita State’s Marius Frosa and Murkel Dellien.
2019 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS POSTSEASON HONORS
All-Conference Team
Singles
Gabriel Decamps, UCF
Alberto Barroso-Campos, USF
Carles Sarrio, SMU
Luis Erlenbusch, Tulane
Ewan Moore, Tulane
Majed Kilani, Tulsa
Doubles
Trey Hilderbrand, UCF
Bogdan Pavel, UCF
David Stevenson, Memphis
Oscar Cutting, Memphis
Marius Frosa, Wichita State
Murkel Dellien, Wichita State
Player of the Year
Alberto Barroso-Campos, USF
Freshman of the Year
Chase Ferguson, USF
Coach of the Year
Ashley Fisher, USF