SEWARD, Neb. – Chakira Derman was selected for this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Tennis Player of the Week for her record from Apr. 15-21. The freshman helped the Bulldogs go 2-1 in the conference play taking wins over College of Saint Mary and Hastings. She is the first of the 2023-24 season to receive the award from Concordia.
Derman, out of Lomé, Togo (West Africa), went 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles on the week. Derman was dominant in singles and defeated the number ones from Midland (6-2, 6-3) and Hastings (6-0, 6-0). At No. 2, she defeated CSM (6-2, 6-0) totaling her game differential to +29 in singles. In doubles, the Southeast Community College transfer paired with Tessa Blough to defeat the Flames (6-2) and the Broncos (6-4).
She has improved her overall singles and doubles record to 8-8 on the season. Derman, primarily paired with Blough, are 6-7 as a pair.
Third-seeded Concordia will face off against sixth seeded Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the GPAC championships on Thursday in Sioux City, Iowa.