DURHAM, N.C. – For the third year in a row, North Carolina Central junior Alejandra Hidalgo Vega has garnered women's tennis All-MEAC First Team honors as voted on by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The selection was announced on Wednesday evening at the MEAC Tennis Awards ceremony ahead of the 2025 MEAC Tennis Championships on April 24-26.

Hidalgo Vega (Madrid, Spain) finished the regular season with a 12-5 singles record, all played in the No.1 position. She went 4-2 in conference action, defeating opponents from Howard, Coppin State, Morgan State and Norfolk State. Hidalgo Vega's performance helped NC Central sweep four teams at the MEAC Round-Up.

Against non-conference competition, Hidalgo Vega earned notable victories over East Carolina, Longwood, Quinnipiac and Radford.

The three-time MEAC Women's Player of the Week also showed poise and leadership in doubles competition, playing the No.1 and No.3 slots, finishing 11-7 overall. When paired with freshman Valentina de Aquino Monsanto, the duo went 6-3 with a 4-2 record in conference.

The Eagles enter the MEAC Tennis Championships as the No.2 seed after an 11-8, 5-1 MEAC record, facing No.7 Coppin State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 24 at the Cary Tennis Park at 8 a.m.

The full list of the 2025 Women's Tennis All-MEAC Awards is listed below.

2025 Women's Tennis All-MEAC Teams  
 
Player of the Year: Sofya Chursina, South Carolina State  
Rookie of the Year: Victoria Linkovski, Delaware State 
Coach of the Year: Hardeep Judge, South Carolina State  

1st Team 

Kit Yi Kaye Au-Yeung, Delaware State  
Yuliya Yurkova, Norfolk State  
Alejandra Hidalgo Vega, N.C. Central  
Sofya Chursina, S.C. State  
Hind Semlali, S.C. State  
Nalanda Teixeira de Silva, S.C. State  

2nd Team  

Lucia Casas Blas, Delaware State  
Camilla Mitolo, Delaware State  
Ava Chambers, Howard  
Jordan Grayson, Howard  
Nadia Pegram, Howard  
Sofiya Tsitavets, Norfolk State 

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