SAN ANTONIO – UTSA men's tennis senior standout Joao Ceolin (Palotina, Brazil) has been tabbed the Conference USA Tennis Athlete of the Month by the league office, it was announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon.
Ceolin had a strong September in leading the Roadrunners through two events. Ranked as the No. 66 singles player in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Ceolin claimed a pair of titles in top singles draws, including winning the UTSA Roadrunner Invitational on Sept. 26, and claiming the top draw in the Islander Invitational in Corpus Christi, Texas on Sept. 12.
In the UTSA Roadrunner Invitational, Ceolin claimed the title match in a 6-4, 6-3 win over Abilene Christian's Daniel Linkuns-Morozov, a day after defeating UT Arlington's Alan Sau, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to advance to the championship round of his draw. Ceolin opened the tournament with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Arkansas' Avery Zavala.
Ceolin comes into his senior season in the spring riding a 10-match winning streak in singles, earning All-Conference USA honors after a 13-3 mark.
UTSA returns to action on Oct. 29-31 with the Rice Hidden Dual, the final tournament of the fall schedule.
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