IRVING, Texas – The American Conference has announced the winners of the league’s monthly men’s and women’s tennis honors from October of the 2026-27 season.
 
MEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Enzo Vargas • Jr. • UTSA
Junior Enzo Vargas won the men’s singles title at the American Individual Championships at the George R. Brown Convention Center, using a 6-3, 6-3 win over No. 4 seed Victor Tosetto of Tulsa in the title bout to lift the trophy and punch his ticket to the ITA Conference Masters Championships. He started off the tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) win over Hirro Sakamoto of Charlotte, ahead of a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 come-from-behind victory over No. 6 seed Rafael Botran of Rice in the round of 16. Vargas then downed Alex Santino Nunez Vera of Tulsa, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), to reach the semifinals, and a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 2 seed Daniel Philips of Tulane sent him to the title match.
 
WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Xin Tong Wang • Sr. • Wichita State
Xin Tong Wang won the women’s singles championship and was a part of a doubles duo that advanced to the title match of the American Individual Championship at Rice from Oct. 22-25. Wang defeated Rice’s Uma Bakaityte from Rice in the title match 6-2, 6-1 and rolled through the entire tournament without dropping a set. In addition, Wang also advanced to the semifinal in both singles and doubles at the ITA Central Region Championship. In doubles, Wang teamed up with Giorgia Roselli, and the duo teamed up for a 7-5, 6-4 win in the semifinal to advance to the title match.