MEAC Announces Weekly Tennis Honors

Men's Tennis | 2/20/2025 9:34:06 AM

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 20, 2025 — Howard freshman Kaosie Nwokedi was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Tennis Player and Rookie of the Week, while Bison senior Sifa Butcher earned Women's Tennis Player of the week honors. 
 
Kaosie Nwokedi (Fr., Charlotte, N.C.) went 2-0 with wins in both singles and doubles against UDC. In singles, Nwokedi defeated Sebastiano Palma (6-3, 6-2) in straight sets. In doubles action, Nwokedi helped secure a (6-4) victory over Sebastiano Palma and Elouan Queguiner. 

Sifa Butcher (Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) went undefeated in singles play (2-0), securing a hard-fought 7-5, 6-2 victory over Villanova's Maggie Gehrig and a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win against UDC's Polina Zelentsova. In doubles play the Bison fell (6-4) to Villanova's Maddie Hills and Jenna Stevens. 

Other Top Performers  

  • Kit Yi Kaye Au Yeung (DSU) went 1-1 overall on the day, securing her first singles win of the season with a 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (7-3) victory over George Washington's Vaida Matuseviciute. In doubles Au Yeung fell (4-6) to Vaida Matuseviciute and Karen Verduzco. 
  • Lucia Casas Blas (DSU) finished 1-1 overall on the day. She earned a straight-set victory over George Washington's Victoria Sasinka  (6-3, 7-6) at No. 1 singles, but fell in a close (4-6) doubles match against George Washington's Vaida Matuseviciute and Karen Verduzco 
  • Jakub Solarski (NSU) secured a straight-set singles victory (6-2, 6-4) over Lynchburg's Luca Morbioli while also leading the Spartans to (6-0) doubles victory. 
  • Michele Elia (NSU) earned a (6-3, 6-1) singles victory over Timothee DePaquit and helped lead the Spartans to (6-2) doubles win.