NORFOLK, Va., March 13, 2019—Bethune-Cookman senior Jose Plazas was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. North Carolina A&T State freshman Vasil Ivanov was named Rookie of the Week.
 
Plazas (Sr., Bogota, Colombia) went a combined 6-0 for the week, winning singles matches against Austin Peay (6-4, 6-0 over Timo Kiessich), Norfolk State (6-3, 7-5 over Dan Dumitrascu) and Davidson (6-1, 6-3 over Brooks Green), while also securing doubles wins against Austin Peay, Norfolk State and Georgia Southern.
 
Ivanov (Fr., Kardzhali, Bulgaria) defeated South Carolina State’s Aleksa Daskalovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 for his fifth singles win of the season – tying the program mark for singles win in a season since the men’s program was reinstated in 2015.
 
Other Top Performers
Roger Lyn (HOW) defeated Xavier (Ohio)’s Brett Winters 4-6, 6-1, 12-10 and also notched a doubles win in that match.
 
Agustin Carrizo (NSU) defeated Bethune-Cookman’s Juan Navarro in straight sets and was 2-0 in singles play.