College men’s tennis: UCI tennis player honored

UC Irvine junior Sean O’Connor has been named Big West Conference

Player of the Week in men’s tennis.

He recorded a 3-0 singles mark and went 2-1 in doubles last week en

route to earning his first Big West honor.

Following a No. 3 singles win over David Goldman of No. 61 Yale (6-3,

6-4), O’Connor moved up to the top of the Anteater lineup and defeated

Marko Goganovic of No. 55 Clemson (6-4, 4-6, 6-1) and Gabriel Strangberg

of No. 74 Central Florida (6-4, 4-6, 6-4). O’Connor also won two of three

doubles matches at the No. 2 position. He now owns a 9-5 singles and 7-7

doubles record this year.

UC Irvine hosts the 23rd annual Anteater Classic March 28-30.