IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday the selection of Texas All-America sophomore Yuya Ito as the league's Men's Tennis Player of the Week. Ito earns his second selection of the season after receiving the honor on Feb. 13.
The 118th-ranked Ito improved to 8-0 in dual-match play on Sunday and registered his second win of the season over a ranked opponent. He made short work of Georgia Tech's 41st-ranked Carlos Divar and prevailed 6-1, 6-2, as the Longhorns knocked off the Yellow Jackets, 5-2.
Ito has not yielded a set in dual-match play, and he has not lost a match in over a month.