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SMU's Johnson Named Women's Tennis Player of the Week

02.20.24

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 19.
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Taylor Johnson • Gr. • SMU • Prescott, Ariz.
Johnson was a combined 5-0 in singles and doubles play as part of SMU’s 3-0 week. She scored a pair of straight-set singles wins in the Mustangs’ 4-0 victory against UT Arlington and their 4-1 decision against LSU, while she went 3-0 in doubles play, including the clincher for the first point in a 5-1 win against Wichita State. Johnson dropped a total of five games in her two singles victories as she took a 6-1, 6-2 win against UT Arlington and a 6-2, 6-0 decision against LSU, both from the No. 2 position.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
The American in the ITA Rankings
 
       
Women’s Singles (Feb. 7 ranking)
  109 Drew Morris SMU
       
Women’s Doubles (Feb. 7 ranking)
  20 Maiko Uchijima/Samantha Nanere Temple
  57 Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor SMU
 
 
Women's Tennis Player of the Week
Jan. 23   Drew Morris, SMU
Jan. 30   Lucia Quiterio, Charlotte
Feb. 6     Stadfany Nformi, North Texas
Feb. 13   Panna Bartha, Florida Atlantic
Feb. 20  Taylor Johnson, SMU