Jacopo Tezza Named Co-C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week - TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site

Jacopo Tezza Named Co-C-USA Tennis Athlete of the Week
Shares title with Renato Silveira of South Florida

	Jacopo Tezza is the C-USA co-Athlete of the Week for March 3.

March 4, 2003

FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU's freshman phenom Jacopo Tezza was named the Conference USA co-Athlete of the Week for the period ending March 3. He shares the title with Renato Silveira of South Florida.

Jacopo is 9-1 overall this season, losing only four sets out of 22 this season and dropping only one match.

Tezza helped lead the Frogs to wins over East Carolina and #30 Louisville this past weekend at the C-USA Shootout. At the No. four singles position, he defeated Paulo Baumer of ECU 6-4; 7-6 (8-6 Tiebreaker) and Matt Mayer of Louisville 6-4; 4-6; 6-2.

Tezza came to TCU in January, playing collegiate tennis for the first time on January 24. He had limited experience on hardcourt surfaces, but had been successful on clay court surfaces at home in Verona, Italy.

Tezza will be in action as the Frogs travel to Dallas to take on the SMU Mustangs Wednesday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.