April 10, 2008
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IRVING, Texas - Tulsa cracked the Top 10 in the latest ITA men's tennis rankings coming in at No. 9, while Rice is No. 24, SMU is No. 46 and UAB is No. 67. The Mustangs notched a 5-0 win over the Owls last Sunday to jump 14 spots in the rankings.
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (4/8)
ASHLEY MURDOCK - Memphis
So., Memphis, Tenn. (St. Agnes)
Murdock stretched her winning streak to five straight matches with a pair of C-USA victories at No. 1 last weekend She improved to 14-4 on the season and 8-4 at No. 1 singles with the two wins agasint UTEP and UAB. Murdock is now 3-0 against C-USA competition after joining Memphis in January from LSU. Murdock also went 2-1 at No. 1 doubles with partner Majorie Ondeck, defeating Weronika Blocynska and Marmonie Chatagner from UTEP and Evelien Stiyker and Antonio Nugent of UAB. The duo is now 8-7 in doubles play this season, including a 5-6 mark at No. 1 doubles and a 3-1 mark at No. 2. The 4-0 team win over UTEP was Memphis' first C-USA regular season victory since Feb. 25, 2005.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Conference USA will name a male and female tennis Athlete of the Week throughout the regular season. The weekly accolades are selected by the media relations department and announced every Tuesday throughout the season.
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
J22 - Bruno Rosa, Rice
J29 - Amrit Narasimhan, Memphis
F5 - Christoph Müller, Rice
F12 - Bruno Rosa, Rice
F19 - Will Gray, Tulsa
F26 - Dan Cornei, UAB
M4 - David Kuczer, SMU
M11 - Tarek Ben Soltane, UCF
M18 - Arnau Brugues, Tulsa
M25 - Bruno Rosa, Rice
A1 - Victor Kolik, Tulsa
A8 - Alex Skrypko, SMU
OTHER NOTABLE C-USA TENNIS PERFORMANCES
MICHAEL GAERTHOEFFNER - Memphis
Fr., Reine, Germany
Gaerthoeffner came back from a 6-4 second set loss on the road at Southern Miss to win a third set tiebreaker, 8-6 to secure a 4-3 Tiger victory Saturday. The C-USA win was the first of the season for Memphis and improved Gaerthoeffner's record to 18-11 overall and 10-8 in dual season play. Playing No. 4 singles, Gaerthoeffner is now 8-6 in his freshman season.
VICTOR KOLIK - Tulsa
Fr., Tiberias, Isreal
Kolik picked up two wins over ranked opponents in Tulsa's two road matches. Against C-USA rival Rice, Kolik defeated No. 49 Christoph Muller, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 2 position in TU's 4-1 victory over No. 19 Rice. Against No. 6 Texas, Kolik picked up the Golden Hurricane's only win with a 6-2, 6-2, victory over No. 22 Kellen Damico at the No. 2 position. With his two victories, Kolik is now 11-3 on the season.
ITA MEN'S TEAM RANKINGS
(April 8)
Rank School
9 Tulsa
24 Rice
46 SMU
67 UAB
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
(April 1)
Singles Individual
24 Arnau Brugues, Tulsa
27 Bruno Rosa, Rice
49 Christoph Müller, Rice
80 Robin Fahgen, SMU
123 David Kuczer, SMU
Doubles Team
16 Knupfer/Müller, Rice
19 Cunningham/Connelly, Tulsa
36 Soriano/Brugues, Tulsa
WEEKLY RELEASE
The Conference USA media relations staff will produce a weekly release each Tuesday throughout the season, including Athlete of the Week selections and updated standings. Complete league statistics and results will be updated daily throughout the season on the Conference website.
ON THE WEB
For the latest Conference USA tennis match recaps, scores, standings, stats and weekly notebooks please log on to the league's official website: www.ConferenceUSA.com
