NORFOLK, Va., March 28, 2018—Morgan State sophomore Nihit Rawal and Norfolk State sophomore Andres Alcaraz were named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Co-Players of the Week, the conference office announced today. Morgan State’s Sebastian Lopez was named Rookie of the Week.
 
Rawal (So., Chandigarh, India) was key in the Bears picking up a pair of road wins this past weekend. He opened the weekend with a 6-1, 6-0 win over North Carolina Central’s Brooks Campbell, before turning in a 6-1, 6-3 performance against Hayden Faulkenbury of North Carolina A&T State. He also teamed with Shrey Gupta to pick up a doubles win against the Aggies.
 
Alcaraz (So., Pachuca, Mexico) was key in Norfolk State’s 5-2 win over Navy to open its home slate this past weekend. He recorded a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Walker Sims in the No. 2 singles position, and he also picked up a win at No. 1 doubles, pairing with Dan Dumitrascu to defeat Peter Lohrbach and Greg Durham 6-3.
 
Lopez (Fr., Bogota, Colombia) earned a pair of straight-set singles victories over the weekend, defeating North Carolina Central’s Sebastian Bromley 6-3, 6-3 and North Carolina A&T State’s Jorge Goenaga 6-1, 6-2. He also notched a 6-2 doubles win against the Aggies, pairing with Oguzhan Ceylan.
 
Other Top Performers
Victor Bravo (B-CU) picked up a 7-5, 6-2 win over Hofstra’s Marcus Smith in the No. 1 singles position.
 
Charlie Hudson (HAM) defeated Howard’s Benjamin Tyus 6-1, 6-0.
 
Davy van Geerke (HAM) played in the No. 2 singles spot against Howard, picking up a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Cole Gittens.