NORFOLK, Va. (April 11, 2018) -- Morgan State senior Lucas Krusinski was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Co-Tennis Player of the Week, the conference office announced today. Teammate Sebastian Lopez was named Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season.

It is the third time Krusinski has been honored as the MEAC Player of the Week this season. He was joined by Norfolk State sophomore Andres Alcaraz as the Co-Player of the Week. 

"Lucas has been a leader on and off the court all year," said MSU coach Matthew Townes. "This is just continued recognition and it's awesome for him."
 
Krusinski (Sr., Freyming-Merlebach, France) went a combined 3-0 this past week, helping the Bears improve to 9-4 on the season. Against Harford, he notched a 6-1, 6-1 win over Antonie Le Gloan in the No. 2 singles position after pairing with Arjun Ramakrishnan for a 6-0 doubles victory over Triston Diaz and Luigi Zanin. In a 4-0 win over Howard, Krusinski defeated Cole Gittens 6-2, 7-5 in the No. 2 spot.
 
Lopez (Fr., Bogota, Colombia) went a combined 3-1 for the week, notching a pair of singles victories at the No. 4 position and also notching a doubles victory in conference play against Howard. He defeated Harford's Luigi Zanin 6-1, 6-3 before defeating the Bison's Sagar Raju 6-1, 6-1 for his sixth straight singles win. Lopez also teamed with Oguzhan Ceylan in the No. 1 doubles spot for a 6-2 win over Karim Shokeir and Raju.

"Sebastian is having a wonderful first year," Townes added. "He's come up big in a lot of matches for us this season."

Up Next:
The Bears will host cross-town rival Coppin State today (Wednesday, April 11) at the MSU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 3 p.m.