MT: Nuez enters national ITA rankings
3/20/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
By Andrew King, special to UTAMavs.com
ARLINGTON, Texas - UT Arlington junior Guanarteme Nuez jumped into the ITA national tennis rankings released on Tuesday, checking in at No. 84 after going 2-0 in his matches last week. Including a win versus the No. 9 player in the nation, Victor Pham from Columbia University.
Nuez is a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week in 2018, winning in two of the last three weeks. The junior has a current record of 20-5 on the season, including fall tournament. He has already surpassed his career-high in wins for a season, achieved in his sophomore season with 14. Nuez has also won six consecutive matches, and hasn't lost in nearly a month. Nuez didn't start the season on the best note, as he went 3-2. Since, he has been the best players in the Sun Belt.
Nuez was ranked No. 12 nationally in Spain prior to arriving at UTA. Nuez and the Mavericks will take on No. 11 TCU on Sunday, March 25th. The Horned Frogs have three players ranked in the top 100 nationally.
