May 21, 2007

Alabama State's Denys Alyeksyeyev was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference's Tennis Freshman of the Year and Qunitero Moore was named 1st team All-SWAC.

The freshman from Ukraine made an immediate impact on Bernard Sewell's Hornets.

"He is such a hard worker," Sewell said. "Denys came in committed to be a very good player, and he really worked hard to improve.

Alyeksyeyev went 6-5 on the season, with a strong 6-4 mark at the number one position. He was 5-3 in the SWAC.

Moore earned 1st team All-SWAC singles.

Moore, a sophomore from College Park, Georgia, was 3-6 on the season, but improved to a solid 3-3 in the conference.