IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly tennis honors for the week-ending March 3.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shona Nakano • So. • Charlotte
Nakano went 2-0 in singles, with a pair of straight-set victories, and was 1-0 in doubles to lead Charlotte to 4-0 sweeps of Liberty and No. 64 Tulane last week. She cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles against the Flames and delivered a 6-0 victory at No. 3 doubles and a 6-4, 6-2 decision at No. 5 singles against the Green Wave. Nakano has helped the 49ers to an 11-2 start to the season, the program’s best start since 2022.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings

Women’s Team (March 4 ranking)
	27	Florida Atlantic
	48	Rice
	53	Tulsa
	64	Charlotte
	67	Wichita State
	71	UTSA
Women’s Singles (March 4 ranking)
	76	Maria Berlanga	Tulsa
	123	Xin Tong Wang	Wichita State
Women’s Doubles (March 4 ranking)
	28	Lily Hutchings/Maria Berlanga	Tulsa
	33	Darya Schwartzman/Fernanda Martinez	Rice
	58	Mariana Manyoma Velasquez/Ana Naranjo Martinez	Tulsa
	80	Saara Orav/Francesca Maguina	Rice

 
Women's Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21       Lexi Silna, Florida Atlantic
Jan. 28       Darya Schwartzman, Rice
Feb. 4         Xin Tong Wang, Wichita State
Feb. 11       Fernanda Martinez, Rice
Feb. 18      Vittoria Baccino, UTSA
Feb. 25      Millie-Mae Matthews, Florida Atlantic
Mar. 4        Shona Nakano, Charlotte