NORFOLK, Va., March 21, 2018—Morgan State senior Lucas Krusinski was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. Teammate Shrey Gupta was named Rookie of the Week.
 
Krusinski (Sr., Freyming-Merlebach, France) picked up a singles victory in the No. 1 position against Loyola (Md.), defeating Brian Hoffarth 6-3, 6-0 in helping the Bears pick up the 7-0 win. He also teamed with Serhii Kharcev for a 6-1 doubles victory over Hoffarth and Kyle Gower.
 
Gupta (Fr., Yamunanagarm India) defeated Blest Jones of Loyola (Md.) 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 2 singles position, while also pairing with Nihit Rawal for a 6-3 doubles win over Reid Burch and Tyler Blessing.
 
Other Top Performers
Devaughn Blackburn (HOW) picked up his first collegiate singles victory against Chicago State, defeating Cody Wurzelbacher 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 5 position.
 
Aleksa Daskalovic (SCSU) defeated North Carolina A&T State’s Dreshaun Jarmon 6-1, 6-0.