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April 17 C-USA Men's & Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week
TN Weekly Awards

	Samantha Vickers, Tulsa

April 17, 2012

IRVING, Texas - Tulsa swept this week's Conference USA Male and Female Tennis Athletes of the Week honors. Junior TRISTAN JACKSON led the men's team to victories over No. 28 Baylor, No. 44 Rice and Tulane last week as he went 3-0 in singles and in doubles action. Sophomore SAMANTHA VICKERS led the women to victories over No. 43 Arkansas and No. 56 Memphis. She concluded the two-match week with an individual record of 2-0 at the No. 2 singles and at No. 2 doubles. Of the 26 total athletes of the week awards, Tulsa had collected 14. The men have earned eight accolades while the women tally six. The Golden Hurricane will be the top seed in both the men's and women's championships later this week.

C-USA TENNIS WEEKLY AWARDS
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
TRISTAN JACKSON, TULSA
Junior, Perth, Australia
Jackson lead Tulsa to victories over No. 28 Baylor, 4-3, No. 44 Rice, 6-1, and Tulane, 5-0, last week. He won singles matches against Baylor's Robert Verzaal at No. 6 singles, 7-5, 6-1, Rice's Peter Frank at No. 5, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, and Tulane's Adam Bernstein at the four slot, 7-5, 6-0. Jackson is currently on a career-best 10-match win streak in singles. He also teamed with fellow junior Grant Ive to post three doubles victories at the No. 2 slot by a combined score of 24-10, as TU won the doubles point in all three matches. Jackson and Ive have won their last four matches together. This is Jackson's second career C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week accolade as he also earned the award on Feb. 14.

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
SAMANTHA VICKERS, TULSA
Sophomore, Linclnshire, England
Vickers lead Tulsa to victories over No. 43 Arkansas, 7-0, and No. 56 Memphis, 5-2, last week. She topped Emily Carbone of Arkansas 6-3, 6-2, and then defeated No. 80 Mariya Slupska of Memphis 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 2 spot. She also teamed with senior Bonny Davidson to help the Golden Hurricane win the No. 2 doubles point in both matches. Vickers is on a nine-match win streak in singles and has posted a 20-2 record this spring. She is also ranked No. 67 in the nation. Vickers and Davidson have won five of their last six doubles matches. This is Vickers' third Tennis Athlete of the Week honor this season and for her career.

2012 TENNIS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MALE
January 24 Jorge Blasco, UCF
January 31 Ashley Watling, Tulsa
February 7 Ashley Watling, Tulsa
February 14 Tristan Jackson, Tulsa
February 21 Clifford Marsland, Tulsa
February 28 Clifford Marsland, Tulsa
March 6 Connor Glennon, Memphis
March 13 Joran Vliegen, East Carolina
March 20 Sam Garforth-Bless, Rice
March 27 Grant Ive, Tulsa
April 3 Daniel Moser, UAB
April 10 Ashley Watling, Tulsa
April 17 Tristan Jackson, Tulsa

FEMALE
January 24 Samantha Vickers, Tulsa
January 31 Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa
February 7 Emma Levy, Tulane
February 14 Natalie Beazant, Rice
February 21 Natalie Beazant, Rice
February 28 Courtney Collins, Memphis
March 6 Edyta Cieplucha, SMU
March 13 Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa
March 20 Anastasia Erofeeva, Tulsa
March 27 Natalie Beazant, Rice
April 3 Samantha Vickers, Tulsa
April 10 Tiffany Welcher, Memphis
April 17 Samantha Vickers, Tulsa