Norfolk State University Athletics

2016 (Freshman Year): The MEAC Rookie of the Year, the fourth different NSU player to earn the honor and the third in the last four years … Also garnered first-team All-MEAC accolades … Gave NSU a first-team honoree for the sixth time in seven years … Named MEAC Rookie of the Week on April 20, March 16 and 23 and Feb. 24, and MEAC Player of the Week on Feb. 24 … Earned a spot on the AD’s Honor Roll … Earned a spot on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete Team … Team MVP … Posted a 10-9 overall singles record, including 4-0 in MEAC play … The team’s top player, went 9-8 at the No. 1 spot and 1-1 at No. 2 … Posted wins over players from James Madison, Creighton, South Dakota State, Bethune-Cookman, No. 70 William & Mary, Hampton, Howard and Morgan State … Won five matches in a row and eight of nine near the midway point of the season … Win over Bethune-Cookman came against first-team All-MEAC player Ward Gtari … Also earned a win over Howard’s Ismael Kaouache, a second-team all-conference honoree … Rallied to win third-set tiebreakers over Creighton, William & Mary and South Dakota State, the latter as part of a 5-2 NSU victory … Won at the No. 1 spot against Hampton in a 4-3 victory … Was ahead in his match against South Carolina State No. 1 Margin Figura in the MEAC tournament before it was abandoned … Also posted a 7-11 doubles record, including 2-2 in conference action … Posted a 6-9 record at No. 1 doubles and a 1-2 mark at No. 2 … Posted wins over tandems from James Madison, Creighton, South Dakota State, Hampton and Navy … Teamed up with Flavian Fernandez for a 5-9 record … Also went 2-1 with Dan Dumitrascu and 0-1 with Antonio Pejic … Partnered with Pejic in the fall at the ITA Regional to defeat a duo from Duquesne … Also won once in singles at the regional … Also won once at the USA F31 Futures event in the fall.
 
High School: Ranked in the top 20 of the German U-18 rankings as well as in the top 280 of the men’s overall rankings in Germany … Also reached as high as No. 18 in the U-16 European Tennis Association rankings … Went to school at Modellschule Obersberg in Bad Hersfeld.
 
Personal: Full name is Benedikt Henning … Often goes by Benni … Born on April 28, 1997 … Son of Angelika and Alwin Henning … Has one older sister, Anne … Majoring in psychology … Wants to pursue a masters in psychology and attempt a professional tennis career … Enjoys playing table tennis and hanging out with friends.

Henning's Career Record

Singles	Dual	MEAC	1	2	3	4	5	6
2016	10-9	4-0	9-8	1-1	--	--	--	--
Totals	10-9	4-0	9-8	1-1	--	--	--	--

 

Doubles	Dual	MEAC	1	2	3
2016	7-11	2-2	6-9	1-2	--
Totals	7-11	2-2	6-9	1-2	--