IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its men’s and women’s tennis honors for the month of September.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Liam Krall • So. • SMU • Bronxville, N.Y.
Krall, the 2021 American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, began his sophomore season by capturing the singles title at The Lakes Collegiate Invitational in Frisco, Texas. Krall played in the top singles position in three round-robin matches, going 3-0 against opponents from Texas Tech, Rice and Oklahoma. He defeated Oklahoma’s Justin Schlageter 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in the third match to clinch the individual title. Krall also went 3-0 in doubles play alongside Caleb Chakravarthi.
 
  
The American in the Oracle/ITA Rankings
 
Men’s Singles (preseason ranking)

	37	Kody Pearson	Tulsa
	47	Chase Ferguson	South Florida
	70	Lleyton Cronje	UCF
	76	David Stevenson	Memphis
	88	Kento Yamada	UCF
	108	Alan Rubio	UCF

 
Men’s Doubles (preseason ranking)

	3	Bogdan Pavel/Trey Hilderbrand	UCF
	5	David Stevenson/Oscar Cutting	Memphis
	14	Kody Pearson/Connor DiMarco	Tulsa
	38	Huntley Allen/Julian Steinhausen	SMU