SEWARD, Neb. – Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Tennis earns its first weekly conference award via Chakira Derman as announced by the league office on Wednesday (March 12). Derman earned the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women's Tennis Player of the Week after having a flawless showing this past weekend, leading the Bulldogs to 3-0 against their opponents. She is the first to earn the award this season and the second of her career.
Derman, a sophomore out of Togo, Africa, defeated all three of her singles opponents and her two doubles opponents, paired with Alana Lopez Pagan in both of the duals. No. 2 Derman outscored her opponents 36-10 in singles games and only gave up two games in her final two matches. The Southeast transfer has boosted her singles record to 6-2 (3-2 in doubles).
In doubles, she and Lopez Pagan defeated their opponents 6-2 in both bouts. Concordia has won six consecutive matches (7-1) as a team and has had its best start since the 2008-09 season (8-1).
The Bulldogs will host Mount Marty to open conference play on Thursday (March 20) in Seward.