MEMPHIS – Junior men's tennis player Andrew Watson was named the American Athletic Conference men's tennis player of the week on Tuesday after helping the Tigers to a win over number 18 ranked Cornell, Sunday. Watson went 2-0 in singles last weekend and 3-0 in doubles play, including a 6-3 win at one doubles that sealed the doubles point for the Tigers against Cornell.
Watson is off to a perfect 9-0 start in dual season singles this spring. He is 2-0 at one singles and 7-0 at two and climbed to number 78 in the country in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings.