MEAC ANNOUNCES 2019 TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
NORFOLK, VA (Apr. 23) – Three Rattler tennis players earned All-MEAC honors the conference announced today. FAMU men's tennis star Illya Skoromnyy earned a spot on the All-MEAC second team. Rachel Harden and Haleigh Porter both earned All-MEAC first team honors.
Skoromnny is senior who plays in the No.1 position. He hails from Brovary, Ukraine.
Porter is a sophomore from Flossmor, Illinois, while Harden is also a sophomore, hailing from Augusta, Georgia. Harden is also the current president of the Florida A&M SAAC.
2019 MEAC Men's Tennis All-MEAC
Player of the Year: Gabriel Cucalon, North Carolina Central
Rookie of the Year: Vasil Ivanov, North Carolina A&T State
Coach of the Year: D. Curtis Lawson, North Carolina Central
FIRST TEAM
Name Class School Hometown
Victor Bravo r-Sr. Bethune-Cookman Santiago, Chile
Juan Navarro Sr. Bethune-Cookman Bogota, Colombia
Nihit Rawal Jr. Morgan State Chandigarh, India
Vini Da Silva Jr. Norfolk State Aracaju, Brazil
Vasil Ivanov Fr. N.C. A&T State Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Gabriel Cucalon Sr. N.C. Central Guayaquil, Ecuador
SECOND TEAM
Name Class School Hometown
Victor Castro Fr. Bethune-Cookman Marillia, Brazil
Jose Plazas Sr. Bethune-Cookman Bogota, Colombia
Illya Skoromnyy Sr. Florida A&M Brovary, Ukraine
Roger Lyn So. Howard Kingston, Jamaica
Oguzhan Ceylan So. Morgan State Izmur, Turkey
Marcelo Ramirez So. S.C. State Panama City, Panama
2019 MEAC Women's Tennis All-MEAC
Player of the Year: Naz Karagoz, Norfolk State
Rookie of the Year: Michelle Ncube, Bethune-Cookman
Coach of the Year: Hardeep Judge, South Carolina State
FIRST TEAM
Name Class School Hometown
Michelle Ncube Fr. Bethune-Cookman Harare, Zimbabwe
Rachel Harden So. Florida A&M Augusta, Ga.
Haleigh Porter So. Florida A&M Flossmoor, Ill.
Naz Karagoz Gr. Norfolk State Istanbul, Turkey
Frida Cnossen r-So. N.C. Central Laren, Netherlands
Zainab Bendahhou So. S.C. State Casablanca, Morocco
SECOND TEAM
Name Class School Hometown
Rehaana Butt So. Bethune-Cookman Palm Harbor, Fla.
Peggy Rooke Sr. Morgan State Malmo, Sweden
Asmara Rose So. Morgan State Baltimore, Md.
Fabiana Ramirez Sr. N.C. A&T State Nueva Bolivia, Venezuela
Maru Berghaus So. N.C. Central Cologne, Germany
Divya Murali Fr. S.C. State Chennai, India
