MEAC Announces Weekly Men's Tennis Honors, presented by Coca-Cola

Men's Tennis | 2/5/2025 1:37:34 PM

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 5, 2025 — North Carolina Central senior Hugo Hidalgo Vega has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Howard freshman Kaosie Nwokedi earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors. 

Hidalgo Vega (Sr., Madrid, Spain) helped the Eagles win its first match of the season with a 4-3 victory over UNC Greensboro on Saturday. Hidalgo Vega defeated Tymofiy Khrystyuk (7-6, 6-1) at No.1 singles including a 7-5 tiebreaker triumph to take the first set. He teamed up with Rodrigo Alves at No.1 doubles winning 7-5 to help the Eagles take the first point of the match. 

Nwokedi (Fr.,) earned his first collegiate singles victory against Loyola (Md.) with a 6-3, 6-4 win finishing the week 1-1 in singles and 0-2 in doubles. 

Other Top Performers  

  • Michael Major Jr. (HU) earned his first singles win of the season against Loyola (Md.) while finishing the week with a 1-1 record in both singles and doubles for the Bison.