The Norfolk State University men’s tennis team clinched this year’s MEAC Northern Division title on the road at Morgan State University in Baltimore. By virtue of going 3-0 this year in the division, including wins over Howard and Coppin State, the Spartans won their first regular-season title — just the second ever — in the … Continue reading
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New Norfolk State tennis coach has high hopes for the future
by Kingsley Hunter Attention Spartans! Mr. Larry Holmes was recently hired as the new head coach of the talented women’s and men’s tennis team. Holmes had previously coached at Virginia Tech as a volunteer assistant for their women’s tennis team in the 2019-2020 season. Coach Holmes arrived at Norfolk State in January 2021 and has … Continue reading
New mom Serena Williams thanks mother for being a role model
New mom Serena Williams is thanking her own mother for being the role model she says she needed. In an open letter to her mother posted to Reddit , Williams calls mom Oracene Price “one of the strongest women I know.” Williams mentions some of the criticisms she’s endured about her muscular body, before telling … Continue reading
Tennis anyone? Toronto serves up Borg-McEnroe biopic
TORONTO (AP) — Though seldom a smash on the big screen, tennis movies took center court at the Toronto International Film Festival, where “Borg/McEnroe” opened the annual festival Thursday. The film, starring Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason as Bjorn Borg, is the opening volley in the ten-day Canadian festival, a premiere launching … Continue reading
After Beyonce video, Serena Williams dancing some more
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams turned heads when she made a cameo in Beyonce’s “Sorry” music video — where she twerked heavily — and now the tennis star is releasing her own dancing video. Williams, who released a new video Thursday on YouTube that features the 34-year-old dancing in a variety of styles, says … Continue reading
Virginia tops Oklahoma for NCAA men’s tennis title
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Henrik Wiersholm rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the second set for a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Andre Biro, clinching a 4-1 victory for Virginia over Oklahoma in the NCAA men’s tennis final Tuesday night. It was the second straight championship for top-seeded Virginia (30-4) and third in the past four … Continue reading
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Gomar, Macchiavello, Richardson earn MEAC postseason honors
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Marta Gomar of the Norfolk State women’s tennis team was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced its postseason awards. In addition, head coach Worth Richardson was named the MEAC Coach of the Year, while senior Andrea Macchiavello earned a second-team all-conference nod. … Continue reading
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Tennis teams sweep MEAC Weekly Honors
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors when the conference office announced the awards for the last week of the regular season on Wednesday, April 20, morning. Sophomore Antonio Pejic and senior Andrea Macchiavello were each named the MEAC Player of the Week on the men’s and women’s … Continue reading
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Spartans continue to make strides in latest NCAA APR report
NORFOLK, Va. – The NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rate figures Wednesday, April 20, and the report shows that the Norfolk State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics continues to make significant improvements with student-athlete retention and graduation. The latest set of figures include data through the 2014-15 academic year. All NSU athletic programs scored … Continue reading
Tennis gets set for MEAC Championship
by Jessica Toliver The Norfolk State tennis teams are getting recognition for academics and competition. Both tennis teams won all four weekly MEAC honors for the regular season. Senior Mafalda Lhorca, junior Liza Gordeeva and sophomores Dajana Cvjetkovic and Antonio Pejic were named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for having a GPA of 3.0 or … Continue reading
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Henning named Rookie of the Year, 1st Team All-MEAC
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Benedikt Henning of the Norfolk State men’s tennis team earned the MEAC Rookie of the Year Award on Tuesday morning when the conference office announced the postseason accolades for the 2016 spring season. In addition, he was also named first team All-MEAC. He became the fourth different men’s player for … Continue reading
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NSU defeats UMES in dominating fashion, 7-0
Match Results NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team dropped just two games all day in a 7-0 win over UMES on Wednesday afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex. The victory improved NSU’s record to 5-0 in MEAC play and 8-9 overall. The Spartans won their fourth straight match and the sixth … Continue reading
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Cvjetkovic named MEAC Player of the Week
NORFOLK, Va. – Sophomore Dajana Cvjetkovic of the Norfolk State women’s tennis team was honored by the conference office on Wednesday morning when she was named the MEAC Player of the Week. NSU competed just once last week, and on Sunday the Spartans came away with a 4-1 win over Longwood at the NSU … Continue reading
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Spartans pull upset over Longwood, 4-1
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State women’s tennis team lost all three doubles matches but came back to win the first four singles contests to defeat Longwood by a 4-1 margin on Sunday, April 10, afternoon at the NSU Tennis Complex. The Spartans had lost to the Lancers each of the last five seasons but … Continue reading
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NSU tops Hampton, 4-3, after last set rally
NORFOLK, Va. – Freshman Flavian Fernandez rallied from a deficit in the third set of the last match of the afternoon to give the Norfolk State men’s tennis team a 4-3 win over rival Hampton on Tuesday at the NSU Tennis Complex. The Pirates pulled off a rally of their own to win the … Continue reading
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