Spartan Echo

NORFOLK, Va. – A pair of Norfolk State men’s tennis seniors were honored by the MEAC on Wednesday evening when the conference office announced the 2015 postseason awards. Daniel Grauel and Pascal Domnik were voted to the All-MEAC second team.

It marked the second honor for Grauel during his four-year career after being named to the second team last year. For the fourth time in five years, NSU had at least two men’s players named all-conference.

Grauel had the best conference record in singles this year among NSU players at 3-1. He also finished 9-10 overall. In addition, he went undefeated in doubles in the MEAC at 4-0, part of an overall 9-5 mark on the year. He was named the MEAC Player of the Week on April 1 during the midst of a five-match win streak in singles. The Munich, Germany also ended the year by winning his last eight doubles matches.

Domnik was named to the MEAC All-Tournament team last year after he started playing late in the season. Then as NSU’s No. 1 player this season, the Balingen, Germany native posted an 11-7 overall record and a 3-2 mark in conference play. He began the year with five straight wins over a pair of ranked squads in VCU and East Carolina. He was also named the MEAC Player of the Week on April 9.

NSU posted a 7-13 overall record this year and a 2-3 mark in the MEAC.

North Carolina Central won both major player awards. Daniil Gerasimov was voted the Player of the Year, while Kert Kilumets took home the Rookie of the Year award. Hardeep Judge of South Carolina State was named the Coach of the Year.

Voting was done by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.

2015 MEAC Men’s Tennis All-MEAC Teams

First Team

Second Team

Player of the Year: Daniil Gerasimov, North Carolina Central
Rookie of the Year: Kert Kilumets, North Carolina Central
Coach of the Year: Hardeep Judge, South Carolina State