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Andrew Watson Named Men’s Tennis Player of the Month
Oct 01, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Watson downed top five ranked singles player to earn monthly honor.
MEMPHIS – Sophomore men's tennis player Andrew Watson was named the American Athletic Conference men's tennis player of the month it was announced by the league office, Thursday.
In Watson's first matches of the fall, he went 2-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles at the Alabama Four-in-the-Fall tournament. On Sunday, he capped his tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Notre Dame's Quentin Monaghan, the No. 5 ranked collegiate singles player in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings.
It's the second career monthly honor for Watson, who was named the player of the month following October last year when he won the Ohio Valley Regional singles championship. Watson was a first team, all-conference honoree in singles last year and started this season ranked No. 58 in the country.
Watson and his Tiger teammates will continue their fall slate at the ITA All-American championships starting this weekend. Watson and teammate Ryan Peniston will compete in the qualifying draw of singles, Oct. 5-7, while Watson teams with Kai Lemke to start a run in qualifying doubles those same dates.
The complete ITA All-American field can be viewed HERE.
In Watson's first matches of the fall, he went 2-1 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles at the Alabama Four-in-the-Fall tournament. On Sunday, he capped his tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Notre Dame's Quentin Monaghan, the No. 5 ranked collegiate singles player in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings.
It's the second career monthly honor for Watson, who was named the player of the month following October last year when he won the Ohio Valley Regional singles championship. Watson was a first team, all-conference honoree in singles last year and started this season ranked No. 58 in the country.
Watson and his Tiger teammates will continue their fall slate at the ITA All-American championships starting this weekend. Watson and teammate Ryan Peniston will compete in the qualifying draw of singles, Oct. 5-7, while Watson teams with Kai Lemke to start a run in qualifying doubles those same dates.
The complete ITA All-American field can be viewed HERE.
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