University of Memphis Athletics

Memphis' Garcia Named Women's Tennis Player of the Week

02.01.22

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending February 1.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aran Teixido Garcia • Jr. • Memphis • Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Garcia went 2-0 in both singles and doubles play to lead Memphis to dual match wins against Xavier (5-2) and South Florida (6-1) last week. She scored a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles in the win against the Musketeers and followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at the No. 1 position against the Bulls. She helped the Tigers claim the doubles point in both contests with a pair of wins at No. 2. Garcia improved to 5-0 in singles and 5-1 in doubles in the 2022 spring season.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
 
The American in the Oracle/ITA Rankings
 
Women’s Team (Jan. 26 ranking)
  10 UCF
 
Women’s Singles (Dec. 8 ranking)
  37 Evgeniya Levashova UCF
  64 Valeriya Zeleva UCF
  91 Laia Conde Monfort Tulsa
  95 Camila Romero Memphis
  102 Marrie Mattel UCF
  121 Elizabeth Pendergast Cincinnati
 
Women’s Doubles (Dec. 8 ranking)
  50 Evgeniya Levashova/Valeriya Zeleva UCF
  55 Marie Mattel/Nandini Sharma UCF
 

 
This Week In The American
Tuesday, February 1 Houston at TCU 3:30 p.m.
     
Friday, February 4 Cincinnati at Illinois-Chicago 11 a.m.
  North Florida at South Florida 1:30 p.m.
  Houston at Colorado 2 p.m.
  Saint Francis (N.Y.) at Temple 6 p.m.
     
Saturday, February 5 Purdue at Tulsa Noon
  Appalachian State at East Carolina Noon
  North Texas at Memphis 1 p.m.
  SMU at Texas A&M 1 p.m.
  Alabama at Tulane 2 p.m.
  Wichita State at Creighton 3 p.m.
  Cincinnati at DePaul 4 p.m.
  Syracuse at Temple 6 p.m.
     
Sunday, February 6 Georgia Southern at UCF  
  Wichita State at Nebraska Noon
  Mississippi State at Tulane 2 p.m.
  East Carolina at NC State 6 p.m.
     
all times Eastern    

 
Last Week’s Results
  Houston 5, Louisiana-Monroe 2
  UCF 4, UC Santa Barbara 2
  SMU 4, Rice 2
  Memphis 5, Xavier 2
  Utah 4, Cincinnati 3
   
Saturday, January 29 Xavier 4, South Florida 3
  Drake 4, Wichita State 2
  Tulane 4, Northwestern State 0
  Auburn 4, UCF 0
  Texas 4, SMU 0
  North Carolina 4, Tulsa 0
  Cincinnati 5, Butler 2
  Tulane 4, Southern 0
   
Sunday, January 30 Omaha 4, Wichita State 3
  Memphis 6, South Florida 1
   
Monday, January 31 Wichita State 4, South Dakota 3