IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending April 4.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elizabeth Pendergast • Fr. • Cincinnati • Cincinnati, Ohio
Pendergast went 3-0 at the No. 1 singles spot, winning all three matches in straight sets, to lead Cincinnati to three dual match victories last week. She was a 6-1, 6-3 winner against Northern Kentucky and followed with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win against Middle Tennessee and a 6-3, 6-3 decision against Marshall, which proved crucial in the Bearcats’ 4-3 win against the Thundering Herd. Pendergast has helped Cincinnati to a 15-4 record this spring as the Bearcats have won 13 of their last 14 matches.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
Women’s Team (March 30 ranking)
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18 |
UCF |
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38 |
SMU |
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48 |
Tulsa |
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56 |
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, April 6 |
Emporia State at Wichita State |
4 p.m. |
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| Friday, April 8 |
Drexel at Temple |
11 a.m. |
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Cincinnati at Memphis |
2:30 p.m. |
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UCF at SMU |
6 p.m. |
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| Saturday, April 9 |
Cincinnati at Tulane |
11 a.m. |
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Temple at Villanova |
11 a.m. |
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Houston at Rice |
Noon |
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Campbell at East Carolina |
Noon |
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| Sunday, April 10 |
Wichita State at Kansas City |
10 a.m. |
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Tulane at Memphis |
11 a.m. |
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Florida Atlantic at South Florida |
Noon |
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UCF at Tulsa |
Noon |
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TCU at SMU |
2 p.m. |
all times Eastern
Last Week’s Results
| WOMEN |
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| Wednesday, March 30 |
Temple 7, Morgan State 0 |
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East Carolina 6, NC Central 1 |
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Cincinnati 7, Northern Kentucky 0 |
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| Thursday, March 31 |
Tulsa 7, Oral Roberts 0 |
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| Friday, April 1 |
Rice 4, South Florida 2 |
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Houston 5, Wichita State 2 |
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| Saturday, April 2 |
Temple 7, Binghamton 0 |
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Florida State 4, Tulane 1 |
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Cincinnati 4, Middle Tennessee 1 |
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Old Dominion 6, East Carolina 1 |
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Tulsa 4, Kansas City 0 |
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| Sunday, April 3 |
Florida International 4, South Florida 0 |
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Houston 4, North Texas 3 |
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Cincinnati 4, Marshall 3 |