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MEAC announces 2006 Tennis All-Conference
Honors
April 21, 2006
RALEIGH, NC– The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has
announced the 2006 men's and women's
All-MEAC Tennis teams at the annual pre-tournament banquet
at the Clarion Hotel State Capital in downtown
Raleigh, N.C. Florida A&M University junior Frank Green
III and South Carolina State sophomore Mirian Cruz were named
the 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Players of the Year,
as voted by the leagues Head Tennis Coaches and Sports Information
Directors.
Green led the Rattlers to an undefeated 10-0 mark in conference
play. The junior posted a singles record of 21-5 at the number
two and three positions and a doubles record of 16-7.
Cruz led the MEAC with her 15-0 record at the number one
singles position and was fourth in the league with a 10-4
doubles mark, helping the defending champs to a 10-0 MEAC
record for a second consecutive year.
Dr. Carl Goodman of Florida A&M took home Coach of the
Year honors for the men. Goodman, who is in his ninth year
at FAMU, guided his team to an undefeated record (10-0) in
MEAC play and an 18-7 record overall. This was a tremendous
feat considering Florida A&M had taken away the men's
tennis program and only reinstated the program right before
the season began. Should the Rattlers compete in the finals,
it will be the eighth consecutive year that Goodman has guided
his team to a MEAC championship match.
South Carolina State's Hardeep Judge was
named the women's Coach of the Year for
the second consecutive year. Under his tutelage, the Lady
Bulldogs posted 13 wins and only two losses this season.
They even held a 13-match win streak at one point this season.
Judge, who is in his sixth year, was named the 2005 men's
and women's Coach of the Year. His women's
team currently has 20-0 record in MEAC play dating back to
last season.
Norfolk State freshman Miroslav Vlcek garnered Rookie of
the Year accolades for the men and Bethune-Cookman's
Kiara Powell earned the title for the women. Vlcek lead his
team with a 14-4 overall record and 9-1 mark in MEAC play.
Powell tallied a 19-1 overall record and 10-0 mark in the
MEAC. She ended the regular season with an 18-match win streak.
Joining Green and Vlcek on the 2006 Men's
All-MEAC Tennis first team are Damon Martin of North Carolina
A&T, South Carolina State's Ionut Hurduc
and Andrew Mawire, and last year's men's
MEAC Player of the Year Seo-Jae Chang of Hampton University.
Along with Cruz and Powell, the remaining members of the
2006 Women's All-MEAC Tennis first team are Hampton's
Katerina Jiskrova and Elena Besdova, Bethune- Cookman's
Lucia Polakova and Olga Ruislova. Cruz's
teammate and last year's women's
Player of the Year, Marcela Rodezno, also earned first-team
accolades.
The 2006 MEAC Tennis Championships begin on Friday, April
21 at the Millbrook Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C. Tournament
Play begins at 8:30 a.m. with No. 1 Florida A&M vs. No.
8 Morgan State and No. 2 Norfolk State vs. No. 7 Howard. For
the women, No.1 South Carolina State vs. No. 8 Morgan State
and No.2 Bethune- Cookman vs. No. 7 Florida A&M.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2006 Tennis All-Conference Selections
WOMEN
Player of the Year: Mirian Cruz, SCSU (So.)
Rookie of the Year: Kiara Powell, B-CC (Fr.)
Coach of the Year: Hardeep Judge, S.C. State
First Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
| Marcela Rodezno |
S.C. State |
So. |
| Mirian Cruz |
S.C. State |
So. |
| Olga Ruislova |
Bethune-Cookman |
Jr. |
| Katerina Jiskrova |
Hampton |
Jr. |
| Elena Besdova |
Hampton |
Jr. |
| Lucia Polakova* |
Bethune-Cookman |
Jr. |
| Kiara Powell* |
Bethune-Cookman |
Fr. |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
| Martina Strussova |
Bethune-Cookman |
Sr. |
| Fiorella Valdivia |
Norfolk State |
So. |
| Vesna Popac |
S. C. State |
Jr. |
| Valerie Kendrick |
Bethune-Cookman |
Jr. |
| Walaa Elsir |
Morgan State |
So. |
| Zamambo Mhkize |
Florida A&M |
Sr. |
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MEN
Player of the Year: Frank Green III, FAMU (Jr.)
Rookie of the Year: Miroslav Vlcek, NSU (Fr.)
Coach of the Year: Dr. Carl Goodman, FAMU
First Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
| Sao-Jae Chang |
Hampton |
Sr. |
| Miroslav Vlcek |
Norfolk State |
Fr. |
| Frank Green III |
Florida A&M |
Jr. |
| Damon Martin |
North Carolina A&T |
Sr. |
| Ionut Hurduc |
S.C. State |
So. |
| Andrew Mawire |
S.C. State |
Sr. |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Cl. |
| Clifford Malivert |
Florida A&M |
So. |
| Kenneth Brown |
Howard |
Jr. |
| Mihai Alin Zorila-Ditoiu |
Hampton |
Jr. |
| Dragan Biseric |
S.C. State |
Jr. |
| Jarrel Williams |
Florida A&M |
Jr. |
| Jason Lambert* |
Hampton |
Sr. |
| Artiom Podgainii* |
Florida A&M |
So. |
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[*] indicates tie
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