BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Bethune-Cookman’s Rosalida Asumwa, Florida A&M’s Alyynah Thomas and Alabama State’s Loris Gueli for SWAC Tennis Weekly Awards. 
 
Women’s Player
Asumwa defeated her opponent in two sets (6-1, 6-1) and also won in doubles with her partner, Maria Romero Vargas (6-2) as the Cats defeated Edward Waters for their first win of the spring season. 
 
Women’s Newcomer
Thomas delivered a strong performance at No. 6 singles, earning a straight-set victory for Florida A&M with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Georgia State’s Defne Erbakan.
 
Men’s Player/Newcomer
Gueli captured a three-set win at No. Six singles in a 5-2 loss at Middle Tennessee State. He defeated Santiago Lora 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) for ASU's only singles win.
 
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.

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