IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending February 20
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Marie Mattel • Sr. • UCF • Le Plessis-Bouchard, France
Mattel went 3-0 at No. 1 singles, including two wins against nationally ranked players, and scored a doubles win against a ranked tandem in a busy week for UCF. She won all three singles matches in straight sets, knocking off the top players from FIU, No. 14 Vanderbilt and No. 24 Tennessee. Mattel, who is ranked No. 31 in singles this week, defeated the No. 34 and No. 65-ranked players from Vanderbilt and Tennessee, respectively. She paired with Noel Saidenova for a 6-4 doubles win against FIU's top tandem, which was ranked No. 44. Mattel improved to 5-1 in singles matches in the 2023 dual season for the No. 14-ranked Knights.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
 
Women’s Team (February 21 ranking)

	14	UCF
	44	SMU

 
Women’s Singles (February 21 ranking)

	31	Marie Mattel	UCF
	89	Hadley Doyle	SMU
	125	Nandini Sharma	UCF

 
Women’s Doubles (February 21 ranking)

	8	Maiko Uchijima/Jamie Wei	Temple
	25	Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander	SMU