Norfolk State University Athletics

2012 (Senior Year): The MEAC Player of the Week on March 22 … Team MVP for the third straight year … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Posted a 12-14 overall record in singles play, including 10-11 in dual action and 2-4 against conference foes … Also had a 9-14 doubles record, including 7-12 in dual action and 1-4 in MEAC play … Went 7-10 at the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup and 3-1 at the No. 2 position … Won four matches in a row at the midway point of the season … Earned MEAC wins over opponents from North Carolina A&T and Savannah State as well as over Rider … Went 5-9 at the No. 1 doubles spot, 2-3 at No. 2 … Posted a 6-10 mark with teammate Rebecca Graff … Also competed on three occasions with Laura Gutierrez at the top spot.

2011 (Junior Year): Named Team MVP … Member of the MEAC All-Academic Team … Carried a 9-14 overall singles record, with a 7-12 mark in dual play … Went 7-8 at No. 3 singles and also competed at the No. 2 position … Also had a 9-19 doubles record, including 6-11 in dual matches … Went 1-3 in MEAC play in both singles and doubles … Had a 5-9 record with Gabriella Jonsson at No. 1 doubles … Competed in all but one match at No. 1 doubles … Earned wins over Hampton, N.C. A&T and Navy in both singles and doubles … Also won her No. 3 singles match against Old Dominion to start the spring season.

2010 (Sophomore Year): Named team MVP … Named to the MEAC All-Academic Team … Posted a 6-10 overall singles record and a 6-9 mark in dual matches, the best record on the team … Went 1-3 in MEAC matches … Saw action at No. 2, 3 and 4 singles … Earned a 5-6 mark at No. 3 singles … Also went 5-12 in doubles play, the most wins on the team … Teamed with Brittany Foster in the fall season then with Jennifer Astbury at the No. 1 slot in all but one dual match … Went 4-9 in dual matches, including a 4-8 mark with Astbury … Also had a 0-4 MEAC record.

2009 (Freshman Year): Had a 2-5 overall singles record … Went 0-3 in MEAC singles play … Spent most of the season playing doubles with Chenge Tsapayi, posting a 2-4 overall record and a 0-3 conference record.

High School: Was one of Absegmi’s star players during her four years there … Earned second-team All-American Conference honors as a freshman and was named to the first team her sophomore through senior years … Was also a four-time All-Cape-Atlantic League first team selection … Earned Group 4 first-team honors in her last three years at Absegami … Ended her prep career with a 65-15 record.

Personal: Full name is Naeemah J. Brooks … Was born on Jan. 18, 1991 … Daughter of Otis and Cheryl Brooks … Majoring in elementary education and English … Wants to become a teacher … Member of Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society … Also a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Fraternity … Enjoys playing tennis, shopping and reading.