Norfolk State's Arsenio Culver and Laura Gutierrez were chosen as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's and Women's Tennis Athletes of the Week the conference announced on Wednesday. Teammate Daniel Grauel received Men's Rookie of the Week accolades.

Culver (Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.) posted a 3-0 record at the No. 1 singles position with straight set wins over Virginia Union, Virginia State, and Chowan. The senior was also 2-0 in doubles play. He won his fifth straight singles match with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Adam Moneypenny of Chowan.

Gutierrez (Fr., Bogota, Colombia) was 6-0 in singles and doubles play with a key win over Inesa Asatryan of Chowan (7-6(4), 6-2) to aid the Lady Spartans to a 5-2 victory. The freshman has won five consecutive singles matches in straight sets.

Grauel (Fr., Munich, Germany) defeated Virginia Union's Jaymes Berry (6-1, 6-0) in the No. 2 singles position to capture the victory point for the Spartans. The freshman went 3-0 in singles play while also collecting two wins in doubles with teammate Roosevelt Cooper.

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Chidi Gabriel (FAMU) topped Peteris Vinogradous of South Carolina State (3-6, 6-3, 7-6) to capture the victory point.

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