ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – The American Athletic Conference recognized the UCF men's tennis duo of Korey Lovett and Eero Vasa with Doubles All-Conference honors, as announced by the league on Wednesday.
UCF was also honored with the Team Academic Excellence Award, posting a team grade-point average of 3.43.
Lovett and Vasa excelled throughout the regular season and became UCF's first doubles pair in the NCAA Championships. The American's automatic qualifying duo reached a school record of No. 3 in the Oracle/ITA rankings on April 17 and are currently ranked eighth nationally.
The pair enter the tournament on a four-match win streak. The tandem led the Knights in double action with a 15-2 record together during the regular season, playing every match at the No. 1 position.
Lovett and Vasa went a perfect 6-0 versus ranked opponents this year. They began the year by knocking off the No. 1 ranked duo in the country in Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen of Florida.
The pair also earned a top-10 victory versus the No. 5 duo Johannes Schretter and Will Little of Baylor.
Lovett earned his second all-conference nod as a Knight, earning the distinction in singles following a stellar 2016-17 campaign.
Lovett and Vasa will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., to compete against the top 32 tandems in the country beginning May 24-28.
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