TicketSmarter WAC Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week Announced
DENVER – With a sweep of their two non-conference matches, Abilene Christian claimed both of the TicketSmarter men’s tennis Athlete of the Week honors. Cesar Barranquero has been named the singles Players of the Week and teamed with Riley Tran to earn doubles Team of the Week accolades.
Barranquero started his week on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Tyler’s Emilio Vila at the No. 4 singles position. The following day he conquered Trinity’s Wilson Hamilton 6-1, 6-1 from the third singles slot. The freshman from Spain has won eight of his last nine matches.
The duo of Barranquero and Tran swept through the competition with ease. Against the Apache, the tandem notched a 6-4 win over Ethan Dunn and Vila. On Sunday they teamed up for a 6-3 triumph over Trinity’s Dalton Locke and Eric Liao. Both wins came from the No. 3 doubles spot.
Abilene Christian posted team wins of 5-2 and 6-1 respectively against Tyler and Trinity. The Wildcats have won five of their six team matches.