Phillip Jordan, UC Santa Barbara
Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Sophomore • Spartanburg, S.C. |

- Phillip Jordan went a perfect 6-0, winning three times each on both the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles courts, while aiding No. 57 UC Santa Barbara to three team victories at home in four days.
- In singles, the redshirt sophomore first had the match clincher against BYU on Friday, defeating Jack Barnett (6-2, 6-2). He then cruised past Santa Clara's Arthur Neuhaus (6-4, 6-1) on Saturday and Florida Atlantic's Kevin Huempfner (6-0, 6-3) on Monday, again without dropping a set.
- Jordan teamed up with Kai Brady in doubles to defeat Barnett/Whiting of BYU (6-1), Shah/Neuhaus of Santa Clara (6-4), and Sarrio/Robbins of FAU (7-5). The duo took the last two games to break 4-4 and 5-5 ties, respectively, in the last two matchups to secure those doubles points.
- The Gauchos blanked BYU (4-0) and Santa Clara (7-0) before edging then-55th-ranked FAU (4-2), improving to 10-4 overall and an unbeaten 7-0 at home.
- Jordan previously earned weekly distinction on Feb. 9 and March 2 of this year. He has won his last five singles matches and six in a row in doubles with Brady.
Also nominated: Joe Leather (Cal Poly), Lawee Sherif (UC Irvine), Ryan Torres (UC Davis)
2022 Big West Weekly Award Winners |