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Rice's Kuzmenok Named Men's Tennis Player Of The Week

02.11.25

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly tennis honors for the week-ending February 10.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Petro Kuzmenok • So. • Rice
Kuzmenok had the clinching points in both doubles and singles to lead Rice to a 4-3 win against LSU in the Owls’ only match from last week. He paired with Santiago Navarro for a 7-6 (5) win at No. 2 doubles to put Rice ahead 1-0 and scored a straight-set victory at No. 1 singles with a 6-1, 7-5 decision to deliver Rice’s fourth team point.  Kuzmenok battled back from deficits of 1-4 and 2-5 in the second set to take the victory.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
 
Men’s Singles (Feb. 5 ranking)
  78 Conor Gannon Memphis
       
Men’s Doubles (Feb. 5 ranking)
  50 Kabeer Kapasi/Arthus de la Bassetiere Rice
  53 Miguel Alonso/Tiago Torres UTSA
  59 Sam Reeve/Conor Gannon Memphis
  90 Luc Hoeijmans/Luka Petrovic Tulane
 
 
 
2025 Weekly Award Winners
Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Jan. 21       Reiya Komagata, Tulsa
Jan. 28       Danijal Muminovic, UTSA
Feb. 4         Noah Malige, UAB
Feb. 11       Petro Kuzmenok, Rice