PETERSBURG, Va. – The Winston-Salem State tennis team will go into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) tournament as the number three seed in the south and will face the number two seed Virginia State of the North on Friday morning of the CIAA championships.
The winners from the quarterfinal matches will advance to the semifinal matches slated to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
During the awards presentations,
Semmie Moore, a senior from Pickerington, Ohio was named to the All-CIAA tournament team for a third consecutive season.
Other award winners included:
Ekin Ozmen from Bluefield State as the Player of the Year, Nakari Blunt from Bluefield State as the Rookie of the Year and Tim Dunford from Bluefield State as the Coach of the Year.
All-CIAA Team
- Ekin Ozmen (Bluefield State University)
- Adrianna Torroba (Bluefield State University)
- Marija Ristanovic (Shaw University)
- Semmie Moore (Winston-Salem State University)
- Raajitha Koganti (Bluefield State University)
- Prerana Koirala (Shaw University)
- Divija Manneni (Johnson C. Smith University)
- Alexcie Burrows (Virginia State University)
- Monica Castaldo (Livingstone College)
- Anja Antonijevic (Shaw University)
- Reichel Freytes (Elizabeth City State University)
- Nakari Blunt (Bowie State University)
All matches of the championships will be played on the campus of Virginia State University and is free to the public.
