Max Fardanesh Award Player of the Week Week Of 3/18/2026 Sport Men's Tennis School UC Irvine Year Junior Position Hometown Albany, Calif. High School Laurel Springs School UC Irvine junior Max Fardanesh went 3-1 in singles and 3-0 in doubles to earn The Big West Men's Tennis Player of the Week honor. It is Fardanesh's first career weekly honor from the conference. The Albany, Calif. native started the week on Wednesday with a 6-3 win in No. 1 doubles decision against VCU's Nicolo Consonni and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan on Wednesday. In No. 2 singles, Fardanesh got the win after Erwann Bouchet was forced to retire. The Anteaters won the team battle 6-1. The UCI junior defeated Navy's Charlie Spencer in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1 in No. 2 singles on Friday. The Anteaters swept the team matchup 7-0. Fardanesh and Sachdev downed Army's Daniel Choi and Jack Hanna 6-3 in No. 1 doubles. In No. 1 singles, Fardanesh bested Jackson Armistead in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. UC Irvine got the team victory, 4-3. UC Irvine defeated Air Force, 4-2 on Saturday. Fardanesh and Sachdev took down Jack Brown and Tyler Leaird 6-2 in No. 1 doubles.