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MEAC Announces 2025 Tennis All-Academic Selections – NCCU Has 14 Represented

NORFOLK, Va. – With the regular season wrapped up, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced the 2025 Tennis All-Academic selections with 70 student-athletes across the seven conference schools with tennis programs receiving recognition.

To qualify for this honor, student-athletes in the MEAC must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or transfer students with a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2024-25 academic year.

Below are the 2025 All-Academic honorees from the NCCU men's and women's tennis teams. The full list including selections from every school can be found HERE.

North Carolina Central (14)

Kareem Abdul Hakim

Rodrigo Alves

Lucas Artigas

Naresh Bharathy

Leo Fortier-Gariepy

Lafi Joao

Gabriela Mejia Arenas

Patricia Palencia

Antoni Pankowski

Valeria San Miguel Soria

Oliver Saarinen

Neiman Sneed

Alejandra Hidalgo Vega

Hugo Hidalgo Vega

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Players Mentioned

Alejandra Hidalgo Vega

Alejandra Hidalgo Vega

5' 4"
Sophomore
Lafi Joao

Lafi Joao

5' 5"
Junior
Patricia Palencia

Patricia Palencia

5' 9"
Freshman
Kareem Abdul Hakim

Kareem Abdul Hakim

6' 1"
Sophomore
Naresh Bharathy

Naresh Bharathy

6' 3"
Sophomore
Oliver Saarinen

Oliver Saarinen

6' 4"
Junior
Neiman Sneed

Neiman Sneed

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Artigas

Lucas Artigas

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Leo Fortier-Gariepy

Leo Fortier-Gariepy

6' 0"
Freshman
Hugo Hidalgo Vega

Hugo Hidalgo Vega

5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Alejandra Hidalgo Vega

Alejandra Hidalgo Vega

5' 4"
Sophomore
Lafi Joao

Lafi Joao

5' 5"
Junior
Patricia Palencia

Patricia Palencia

5' 9"
Freshman
Kareem Abdul Hakim

Kareem Abdul Hakim

6' 1"
Sophomore
Naresh Bharathy

Naresh Bharathy

6' 3"
Sophomore
Oliver Saarinen

Oliver Saarinen

6' 4"
Junior
Neiman Sneed

Neiman Sneed

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Artigas

Lucas Artigas

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Leo Fortier-Gariepy

Leo Fortier-Gariepy

6' 0"
Freshman
Hugo Hidalgo Vega

Hugo Hidalgo Vega

5' 11"
Junior