ROSEMONT, Ill. – UCLA sophomore Spencer Johnson has been named Big Ten Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for the period covering Oct. 16-22.Player of the Week Spencer Johnson, UCLA So. – Ladera Ranch, Calif. – Connections Academy<ul><li>Won the singles title at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, held Oct. 17-22, in Tempe, Ariz.</li><li>Earned a berth into the NCAA Singles Championship, to be held next month in Waco, Texas</li><li>Posted a 6-0 record over a five-day span; did not drop a set and won all three tiebreakers played</li><li>Defeated No. 121-ranked Noah Zamora of UC Irvine, 6-2, 6-3, in the championship match following a 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) win over No. 91 Savriyan Danilov of San Diego in the semifinals</li><li>Teamed with Emon van Loben Sels to reach the quarterfinals in doubles, finishing the tournament with an 8-1 record overall</li><li>Ranked 55th in singles and 77th in doubles in the ITA Rankings</li><li>Becomes UCLA’s first-ever recipient of the Big Ten Men’s Player of the Week Award</li></ul>2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Sept. 18: Kenta Miyoshi, Jr., ILL Sept. 25: Max Sheldon, Sr., MSU Oct. 2: Aiden Kim, So., OSU Oct. 9: Paris Pouatcha, Fr., ORE Oct. 16: Gavin Young, Sr., MICH | Ozan Baris, Jr., MSU Oct. 23: Spencer Johnson, So., UCLA

UCLA Collects Big Ten Weekly Tennis Award