Florida A&M's
David Jackson and Howard's
Michelle Brown were chosen as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tennis Athletes of the Week, the conference announced on Wednesday. Howard's
Brittney Morgan and Florida A&M's
Takura Happy received Rookie of the Week accolades.
Jackson (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) aided the Rattlers to a 4-3 victory over South Carolina State with a three set victory over SCSU's Radek Pivonka (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) at the number one singles spot.
Brown (So., Los Angeles, Calif.) was 2-0 in singles action last week with victories over Morgan State and George Washington. In a conference win over Morgan State, Brown topped Alexis McCoy in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 at the number two singles spot. She followed with a 6-0, 6-1 victory against GW's Mimi Hamling.
Morgan (Fr., Beverly Hills, California) improved to 8-2 on the season with wins against Morgan State and George Washington. Morgan defeated MSU's Viktoriya Lukyanenko 6-2, 6-2 and GW's Jacquline Corba 6-3, 6-1 at the number one singles position.
Happy (Fr.) won in straight sets to aid the Rattlers to a 4-3 victory against South Carolina State. Happy topped SCSU's Dmytro Kovalevych 7-5, 6-1 and teamed with Temuera Asafu-Adjaye, to win 8-5 at the number three doubles position.
Other Top Performances:
Alexis Brown (FAMU) won a three set victory in singles play at the number five position and aided the Lady Rattlers with a win in doubles at the number two spot (8-9).
Brandon Burns (How) won at the number six singles spot against Morgan State (6-2, 6-0).
Maria Craciun (SCSU) topped Florida A&M's Kathline Durden at the number three singles position 6-1, 6-4.
Omar Haloui (How) split two matches last week with a win over Morgan State's Eric Ward (6-3, 6-1) and a loss to Navy's Owen Bullard (6-3, 7-5).
Alexander Malko (SCSU) won at the number four singles spot against Florida A&M (6-4, 6-2) and fell against Auburn-Montgomery (7-5, 1-6, 4-6).
Ben Marks (NSU) went 1-1 in singles action and 2-0 in doubles play against Liberty and North Carolina Central.
Gabriel Meana (SCSU) aided the Bulldogs with a win at the number one doubles spot 9-8, in a 4-3 lost to Florida A&M.
Daria Sekerina (SCSU) went 1-1 in two matches for the Lady Bulldogs last week.