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Mikeal Carpenter Named MEAC Tennis Player of the Year

Sophomore Niles Rachel named to All-MEAC First Team

BALTIMORE, Md. (April 27, 2023) -- Morgan State men's tennis junior Mikeal Carpenter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) 2023 Men's Tennis Players of the Year as voted on by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors on Wednesday. Sophomore Niles Rachal garnered first team recognition. 
 


"We are so proud of Mikeal and Niles," Morgan head coach Matt Townes said. "Mikeal has been outstanding all year for us. He's proven himself to be the best player in the conference and leads his team every match. We have much more work to accomplish and I'm looking forward to every one of these moments with him."

Carpenter is 13-2 on the season in singles play, all at the No. 1 position, and he comes into the MEAC Tennis Championships on a nine-match winning streak. He won all five of his singles matches in MEAC play, winning four of the five matches in straight sets. He is also 8-5 in doubles play, 3-1 in MEAC play, having split time throughout the season in all three doubles slots.

Carpenter now sits alone as the only Morgan player to be named MEAC Player of the Year.
 
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Rachal, who received All-MEAC Second Team honors as a freshman in 2022, put together another solid regular season for the Bears.

"Niles has once again proven to be a top 5 player in the conference," added Townes, "and we rely on his play heavily. Individual accolades are amazing, but the ultimate goal for both of them is to win a MEAC championship."
 
The 2023 MEAC Men's and Women's Tennis Championships begin with women's play on Thursday at 8 a.m., with the men starting at 2 p.m. The championship concludes on Saturday with the women's final beginning at 9 a.m., followed by the men's title match at 1 p.m.
 
All matches will be held at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C. Visit Championship Central for more information.

2023 Men's Tennis All-MEAC Teams

Player of the Year: Mikael Carpenter, Morgan State
Rookie of the Year: Novak Novakovic, South Carolina State
Coach of the Year: Hardeep Judge, South Carolina State
 

First Team

Name

Class

School

Hometown

 Mikael Carpenter

 Jr.

 Morgan State

 Suitland, Md.

 Niles Rachal

 So.

 Morgan State

 Woodstock, Ga.

 Federico Rebecchini

 Gr.

 Norfolk State

 Verano, Italy

 Aissa Benchakroun

 So.

 South Carolina State

 Morocco

 Novak Novakovic

 Fr.

 South Carolina State

 Serbia

 Pedro Sasso

 So.

 South Carolina State

 Brazil

Second Team

 Name

 Class

 School

 Hometown

 Luka Markovic

 Sr.

 Coppin State

 Serbia

 Marcel Dawson

 So.

 Howard

 Columbus, Ga.

 Adam Kaczmarek

 Fr.

 Norfolk State

 Poznan, Poland

 Kareem Abdul Hakim

 Fr.

 North Carolina Central

 Jakarta, Indonesia

 Facundo Olmedo

 Fr.

 North Carolina Central

 Miami, Fla.

 Sebastian Pino

 Gr.

 North Carolina Central

 Caracas, Venezuela


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Players Mentioned

Mikeal Carpenter

Mikeal Carpenter

6' 0"
Junior
Niles Rachal

Niles Rachal

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Mikeal Carpenter

Mikeal Carpenter

6' 0"
Junior
Niles Rachal

Niles Rachal

5' 8"
Sophomore