NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 6, 2019—Bethune-Cookman senior Juan Navarro and Morgan State junior Nihit Rawal were named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Co-Players of the Week, the conference office announced today. North Carolina A&T State’s Vasil Ivanov was named Rookie of the Week.
 
Navarro (Sr., Bogota, Colombia) clinching the winning point in Bethune-Cookman’s upset over Stetson, defeating Coilin MacNamara 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 in the No. 5 singles position. He also recorded a 2-6, 7-6 (2-0), 1-0 (0-6) win over College of Charleston’s Andrew Limon.
 
Rawal (Jr., Chandigarh, India) picked up a pair of singles wins on Saturday, starting with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) win over Navy’s Peter Lohrbach in the No. 3 position. He followed that up with a 6-0, 6-3 win in the No. 3 singles spot against La Salle – and match in which he and Sebastian Lopez also won their doubles match.
 
Ivanov (Fr., Kardzhali, Bulgaria) notched a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10-7) win over Radford’s Po Lassalle in the No. 3 singles position to give the Aggies their first singles victory of 2019.
 
Other Top Performers
Roger Lyn (HOW) defeated Parth Sharma of Mount St. Mary’s 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
 
Agustin Carrizo (NSU) paired with Flavian Fernandez for a doubles victory over Princeton’s Damian Rodriguez and Ryan Seggerman.