IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly tennis honors for the week-ending March 31.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elijah Cham • Jr. • South Florida
Cham was a combined 3-0, including two singles wins and a clinching point in doubles as part of South Florida’s dual match wins against Charlotte (6-1) and Liberty (5-2). He won both singles matches in straight sets, including a 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory at No. 3 against Charlotte and a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2 against Liberty. He added a 7-6 (6) doubles win against the 49ers at the No. 3 position to secure the first team point. Cham has won his last four singles matches, including three consecutive straight-set victories, to improve to 17-7 on the year.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
| Men’s Team (April 1 ranking) |
|
28 |
South Florida |
|
49 |
Memphis |
|
59 |
Tulsa |
|
68 |
Florida Atlantic |
|
69 |
Rice |
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| Men’s Singles (April 1 ranking) |
|
54 |
Hugo Car |
South Florida |
|
106 |
Tiago Torres |
UTSA |
|
116 |
Alex Okonkwo |
Tulsa |
|
117 |
John Bernard |
Florida Atlantic |
|
119 |
Conor Gannon |
Memphis |
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| Men’s Doubles (April 1 ranking) |
|
61 |
Alex Okonkwo/Timothy Carlsson Seger |
Tulsa |
|
62 |
Sam Reeve/Conor Gannon |
Memphis |
2025 Weekly Award Winners
Men's Tennis Players of the Week
Jan. 21 Reiya Komagata, Tulsa
Jan. 28 Danijal Muminovic, UTSA
Feb. 4 Noah Malige, UAB
Feb. 11 Petro Kuzmenok, Rice
Feb. 18 Agustin Cuellar, South Florida
Feb. 25 Conor Gannon, Memphis
Mar. 4 Hugo Car, South Florida
Mar. 11 Toto Llanes, South Florida
Mar. 18 Luis Felipe Miguel, Tulsa
Mar. 25 Mark Havlicek, Florida Atlantic
Apr. 1 Elijah Cham, South Florida