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Women's Tennis Written By Andrea Wheeler, Assistant Sports Information Director

MUAMBA AND NASS EARN TENNIS ALL-MEAC HONORS

Muamba Earns Rookie of the Year, Nass Named Coach of the Year


NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina Central University women’s tennis freshman Aissa Muamba and head coach David Nass were named the 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie and Coach of the Year, as voted by the league’s head tennis coaches and sports information directors the conference announced Thursday, April 18.
 
Muamba tallied a 17-3 overall record including a 15-3 mark at the number three singles position. In doubles action, Muamba finished 9-8, with a 4-1 record in southern divisional play. The rookie lost her first match of the season against Elon but then rattled off 13 straight wins with 11 coming in straight sets.
 
Nass earns his first Coach of the Year award for the women's tennis program and the first for the university since becoming members of the MEAC. In his 12thyear at the helm, the Lady Eagles recorded a 13-7 overall record and posted a 5-1 mark in conference play to earn the second seed in the south. 

Muamba was also named to the All-MEAC First Team alongside sophomore teammate Ekaterina Nekrasova.
 
 
Women’s Tennis All-MEAC Honors
Player of the Year: Maria Craciun, South Carolina State
Rookie of the Year: Aissa Muamba, North Carolina Central
Coach of the Year: David Nass, North Carolina Central

First Team
Name                                    School                                Class        Hometown
Aissa Muamba                 North Carolina Central       Fr.              Laval, Canada
Maria Craciun                   South Carolina State           Sr.             Pitesti, Romania
Brittany Marshall              Delaware State                      Sr.             Dagsboro, Del
Ekaterina Iakovleva         Morgan State                          Jr.             Vladivostok, Russia
Mi’Kola Cooper                 Morgan State                         Fr.             North Charleston, S.C.
Ekaterina Nekrasova      North Carolina Central         So.            Severodvinsk, Russia


Second Team
Name                                    School                                Class        Hometown
Gaby Chinchilla                  Bethune-Cookman             So.            Skopje, Macadonia
Laura Bosneag                   South Carolina State          Sr.             Pitesi, Romania
Chinatsu Kajiwara             Bethune-Cookman              So.            Fukuoka, Japan
Shereen Peterson-Paul    Bethune-Cookman              Sr.             Ontario, Canada
Victoria Williams                 Florida A&M                           Fr.             Miami, Fla.
Katelyn Stokes                    Howard                                  Jr.             Lanham, Md.
Klara Dohnalova                 South Carolina State           Fr.             Trinec,Czech Republic
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