IRVING– On Tuesday, the Big 12 Conference announced tennis weekly awards, and Sun Devil Men's Tennis' Bor Artnak was named as the Men's Player of the Week following three upset wins in the undefeated weekend for ASU in the UTR College Championships. Artnak is the first player to be named to a weekly award for the Sun Devils this season.
In the first match of the UTR College Championship against No. 26 Princeton, Artnak who was ranked #109 at the time defeated Princeton's #40 Paul Inchauspe in straight sets from the first position: 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
On Sunday against No. 14 Baylor, Artnak took down Baylor's #15-ranked pair alongside Daniel Phillips, 7-6(5). He followed up with another straight-set win over #40 Devin Badenhorst 6-3, 6-3 to lead ASU to the upset.
In the ITA Polls released today, Artnak ranks a career-high #50 in the singles polls and is ranked in two doubles pairs. He and Matic Dimic are #48, while he and Phillips are #66.
In the first match of the UTR College Championship against No. 26 Princeton, Artnak who was ranked #109 at the time defeated Princeton's #40 Paul Inchauspe in straight sets from the first position: 7-6(5), 7-6(4).
On Sunday against No. 14 Baylor, Artnak took down Baylor's #15-ranked pair alongside Daniel Phillips, 7-6(5). He followed up with another straight-set win over #40 Devin Badenhorst 6-3, 6-3 to lead ASU to the upset.
In the ITA Polls released today, Artnak ranks a career-high #50 in the singles polls and is ranked in two doubles pairs. He and Matic Dimic are #48, while he and Phillips are #66.