IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending January 30.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kody Pearson • Sr. • Tulsa • Sydney, Australia
Pearson went 2-0 in singles play at the No. 1 position and split a pair of doubles matches against nationally ranked tandems in Tulsa’s 1-1 week at the ITA Season Kickoff in Columbus, Ohio. He won a three-set battle at No. 1 (1-6, 6-3, 6-0) in a 4-3 setback against Oregon and also battled from an early deficit to take a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory in a 4-1 decision against UCF. He paired with Connor Di Marco for a 7-5 doubles victory against UCF’s top tandem, which is ranked No. 28 nationally. Pearson improved to 5-1 in singles play this season.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
Men’s Singles (November 16 ranking)
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39 |
Pablo Alemany |
Memphis |
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67 |
Alvin Tudorica |
South Florida |
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69 |
Davide Tortora |
South Florida |
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80 |
Kristof Minarik |
Wichita State |
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87 |
Fynn Kuenkler |
Tulane |
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114 |
David Stevenson |
Memphis |
Men’s Doubles (November 16 ranking)
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28 |
Leyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel |
UCF |
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35 |
Harry Rock/David Stevenson |
Memphis |
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46 |
Pablo Alemany/David Stevenson |
Memphis |
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53 |
Adham Gaber/Ezequiel Santalla |
Tulsa |
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