Yakabu Lea repeats as RSC Men's Tennis Player of the Week
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Abubakar Yakabu Lea from Shawnee State (Ohio) University is the River States Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for April 15-21.
It is the second week in a row that the freshman from Ghana has claimed the award. Yakabu Lea keyed a victory over Midway (Ky.) to secure a high postseason seed and also was a part of a win over Mt. Vernon Nazarene.
He improve to 5-0 in his RSC singles matches with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Midway. He also teammed up for a 6-4 doubles win in the 4-2 team victory. Yakabu Lea won in straights sets versus MVNU as the Bears won the match, 7-0.