Norfolk State University Athletics

2012 (Senior Year): Garnered first-team All-MEAC honors for the third straight season … Named the MEAC Player of the Week on March 28 and then again on April 5 … Team MVP … Posted a 17-7 overall singles record, including 15-6 in dual match play, and an 18-5 doubles mark on the season, 18-2 in dual play … Went 3-1 in both singles and doubles against MEAC opponents … Won 10 straight singles matches at one point in the season and 10 straight doubles matches as well … Competed at No. 2 singles in six matches to start the year and at the No. 1 spot from March 5 on … Four of his six singles losses went to third sets … Earned victories over opponents from Rider, LaSalle, Liberty, Delaware and MEAC opponents Hampton, South Carolina State, Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina Central and UMES … Had a 15-2 doubles record with Ben Marks … Only losses came against Wake Forest by an 8-5 score and against the top tandem from South Carolina State, 8-3 … Also competed with Igor Braga for three matches … Had wins over the top tandems from Kennesaw State, Old Dominion, Longwood, Delaware, Liberty, LaSalle, Rider and Richmond, along with MEAC schools Morgan State, B-CU, UMES, FAMU, N.C. Central and Hampton.

2011 (Junior Year): Earned a spot on the All-MEAC First Team … Named the MEAC Player of the Week on March 26 and April 7 … Team MVP … Finished the year with a 17-9 singles record, including 11-7 in dual match play … Competed the entire season at No 1 singles and No. 1 doubles … Went 2-1 in singles play against MEAC opponents … Won 6 of 7 matches during the midway point of the season … Earned wins over top players from B-CU, S.C. State, Richmond, Temple and James Madison … Carried a 14-7 overall doubles record, including 10-5 in dual play … Had a 1-2 record against MEAC teams … Won 7 of 8 matches during the middle of the year, with victories over B-CU, Temple and James Madison … Competed in all but one match with Ben Marks.

2010 (Sophomore Year): Named to the All-MEAC First Team … Team MVP … Finished the year No. 20 in the Atlantic Region in the final Campbell/ITA Regional tennis rankings released in mid-June … Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors Feb. 22 and March 1 … Posted a 14-6 overall singles record, including a 13-4 dual match record … Competed at No. 1 singles the entire year … Posted win streaks of seven and five during dual-match season … Went 2-1 against MEAC competition … Also went 10-10 in doubles play … Had a 9-7 dual match record … Competed at No. 1 doubles the entire year with Ben Marks and Jonathan Sessom … Had a 7-4 record with Marks … Had a 0-3 mark against MEAC competition … Posted a six-match win streak with Marks toward the end of the season … Earned an 8-4 win over the No. 1 duo from N.C. State March 13 in the match against the No. 40 Wolfpack.

2009 (Freshman Year): Finished with a 5-4 singles record in his first year as a Spartan … All of his singles matches came at the No. 2 spot … Went 6-4 in doubles competition with Jonathan Sessom, most at the No. 2 position.

2008: Attended Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., but did not compete.

High School: Lettered four years in tennis … Was team captain for three years … Was a four-time member of the all-state first team … Finished in the top five at the state singles tournament as a junior, going 29-5 overall … Finished in the top 10 at the state singles tournament as a sophomore, posting a 32-2 overall record.

Personal: Full name is Arsenio Jay Culver … Was born Oct. 5, 1989 … Son of Alice Jean Culver … Has three brothers, Marcus, Rayshawn, and La’Keith … Majoring in elementary education with a minor in mathematics … Enjoys surfing, running, eating, and playing football and basketball.