IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of its weekly men’s and women’s tennis honors for the week-ending March 20.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Adam Neff • Jr. • SMU • Bradenton, Fla.
Neff scored a pair of singles wins against top-35 players last week, extending his winning streak to six straight in singles. He captured a third-set tiebreaker to defeat the nation's No. 30-ranked player in a 5-2 setback to No. 33 California, taking a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-4 decision at No. 1 singles. He went on to get the clinching points in both doubles and singles in a 4-1 victory against No. 55 Tulsa, scoring a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles and a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles against the No. 34-ranked player. Neff improved to 8-2 in singles matches in the dual match season, including three victories against ranked players.
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
Men's Team (March 21 ranking)
| |
35 |
Memphis |
| |
43 |
Tulane |
| |
47 |
SMU |
| |
56 |
Tulsa |
| |
57 |
UCF |
| |
60 |
South Florida |
Men’s Singles (March 21 ranking)
| |
28 |
Kody Pearson |
Tulsa |
| |
64 |
Adam Neff |
SMU |
| |
75 |
Pablo Alemany |
Memphis |
| |
84 |
Liam Branger |
UCF |
| |
105 |
Bogdan Pavel |
UCF |
| |
114 |
Fynn Kuenkler |
Tulane |
Men’s Doubles (March 21 ranking)
| |
30 |
Leyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel |
UCF |
| |
52 |
David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor |
Memphis |
| |
69 |
Pranav Kumar/Adam Neff |
SMU |