IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending March 28.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nandini Sharma • Jr. • UCF • Chandigarh, India
Sharma was unbeaten in singles and doubles to lead UCF to wins against Yale (4-1) and No. 66 Florida Atlantic (4-0) She was a three-set winner at No. 6 singles against Yale, scoring a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory, while she followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win in the sweep of the Owls. Sharma paired with Sophia Biolay for a pair of doubles wins as well, with a 6-3 win against the Bulldogs and a 6-0 decision against the Owls at No. 2. Sharma has won her last eight singles matches, helping the Knights to five consecutive team wins.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
Women’s Team (March 23 ranking)
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18 |
UCF |
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39 |
SMU |
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41 |
Tulsa |
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52 |
Memphis |
Women’s Singles (March 23 ranking)
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96 |
Evgeniya Levashova |
UCF |
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100 |
Marie Mattel |
UCF |
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112 |
Valeriya Zeleva |
UCF |
Women’s Doubles (March 23 ranking)
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28 |
Evgeniya Levashova/Marie Mattel |
UCF |
This Week In The American
| WOMEN |
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| Wednesday, March 30 |
Morgan State at Temple |
10 a.m. |
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East Carolina at NC Central |
2 p.m. |
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Northern Kentucky at Cincinnati |
3 p.m. |
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| Friday, April 1 |
Rice at South Florida |
Noon |
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Houston at Wichita State |
2 p.m. |
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Oral Roberts at Tulsa |
3 p.m. |
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| Saturday, April 2 |
Binghamton at Temple |
10 a.m. |
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Cincinnati at Middle Tennessee (Huntington, W.Va.) |
10 a.m. |
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East Carolina at Old Dominion |
11 a.m. |
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Tulane at Florida State |
Noon |
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Kansas City at Tulsa |
3 p.m. |
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| Sunday, April 3 |
Cincinnati at Marshall |
10 a.m. |
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SMU at Wichita State |
11 a.m. |
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Houston at North Texas |
Noon |
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Florida International at South Florida |
Noon |
all times Eastern
Last Week’s Results
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| Wednesday, March 23 |
Tulane 4, Nicholls 1 |
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Tulane 4, New Orleans 0 |
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| Thursday, March 24 |
SMU 5, Denver 2 |
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UCF 4, Yale 1 |
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| Friday, March 25 |
South Florida 4, Houston 2 |
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| Saturday, March 26 |
Temple 5, Fordham 1 |
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Kansas State 4, Tulsa 2 |
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East Carolina 4, Davidson 0 |
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Xavier 6, Cincinnati 1 |
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Tulane 5, North Texas 2 |
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| Sunday, March 27 |
Memphis 4, UAB 2 |
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Charlotte 4, East Carolina 0 |
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UCF 4, Florida Atlantic 0 |
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Kansas 4, SMU 2 |
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Florida International 4, Houston 1 |
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Kansas State 6, Wichita State 1 |
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Memphis 4, Samford 1 |
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