WALTHAM, Mass. – Three Brandeis University student-athletes have earned University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week honors for their performances of the week ending March 13.
Women's fencing junior Maggie Shealy of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was recognized for the eighth time this season for her performance at the NCAA Northeast Regional qualifiers on March 13. Shealy tied for the top Division III finish, placing 11th in the saber. Shealy entered the regionals as the 12th seed and exceeded her seed by one spot. She went 5-1 in the opening round, earning the sixth spot into the semifinal round. In the semis, she was 4-2 with wins over opponents from Cornell, Columbia, Harvard and Brown to earn a spot in the final round, again in the sixth spot. Shealy went 3-8 in the final round, picking up wins over the second-place finisher from Columbia, the fourth-place finisher from Yale and the 12th-place finisher from Harvard. The Brandeis fencing team will next compete at the NCAA National Collegiate Championships from March 24-27.
Men's tennis senior Adam Tzeng of Eagle, Idaho, was recognized for the second week in a row and the fourth time in his career. Tzeng was a double winner last week, dropping just six games, in the #9 Judges' 6-3 win over #19 Colby on March 13. With classmate Jeffrey Chen at #1 doubles, he won, 8-3, and at #1 singles, he took a 6-1, 6-2, decision over the #47 player in Division III. The 6-2 Brandeis men take on Denison University this Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. and UAA foes Rochester Saturday at 2 p.m.
Women's tennis first-year Bhakti Parwani of Ahmedabad, India, was recognized by the UAA for the first time in her career. Parwani went 3-1 for the Judges, who split a pair of matches this past weekend. In a 6-1 win over Division 2 Bentley on Friday evening, she and partner Anastasia Sia were 6-0 winners at #3 doubles. She also took a 6-2, 6-2 win at #1 singles. In a 5-1 loss to #32 Colby on Sunday, she and Sia were narrow 8-6 losers at #3 doubles, but Parwani rallied to win at #1 singles, 6-4, 6-3. The 3-5 Brandeis women take on UAA rivals Rochester on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Shealy is a 2019 graduate of East Chapel Hill High School.
Tzeng is a 2018 graduate of Eagle Hill High School.
Parwani is a 2021 graduate of Kumkum School
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