Norfolk State University Athletics

2023 (Senior): Member of the AD Honor Roll both semesters … Earned three singles victories, one at the No. 5 position and two at No. 6 … Opened the season with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Virginia Wesleyan’s Andreas Combos … Beat Howard’s Pierce Westbrook 6-1, 6-0 at the MEAC Tennis Roundup … Defeated Coppin State’s Martial Kawunda 6-4, 6-1 that same weekend … Won a pair of doubles matches at the No. 2 position as well.
 
2022 (Junior): Member of the AD Honor Roll for the fall semester … Earned a pair of singles victories, both at the No. 3 position … Defeated Virginia State’s Jalen Bell 6-0, 6-0 … Won 6-0, 6-3 against Bell in a rematch just a week later … Also earned a 6-1 doubles victory against Virginia State, alongside teammate Roosevelt Brown III.
 
2021 (Sophomore): The NSU Male Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year for having the highest GPA in the department … Named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State Team … Member of the AD Honor Roll both semesters … Also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete … Went 2-10 in singles, including 0-2 at the No. 5 position and 2-8 at the No. 6 spot … Earned both wins over Connor Cummings of Virginia Wesleyan, first on Feb. 24 via scores of 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 … Also beat Cummings 6-1, 6-1 on April 7 … Carried a 3-8 doubles record, all at the No. 3 position with Ivan Ivars … Picked up a 6-3 win over Howard’s Pierce Westbrook and Phoenix Williams on April 2 in a 5-2 victory … Was ahead 5-2 over Nolan Martino and Eadwyn Bacar against North Carolina A&T on April 24 in the MEAC Tournament semifinals before the match was abandoned … Also had victories over Virginia Wesleyan twice, on Feb. 24 (7-5) and April 7 (6-4).
 
2020 (Freshman): Member of the AD Honor Roll in the spring … Went 0-4 at the No. 5 spot in the lineup before the season was shut down due to COVID-19 … Also went 0-1 at the No. 3 doubles position with Anderson Brickhouse.
 
High School: Runner Up U-18 Singles, Punjab Rafum Open 2019 … Runner Up U-18 Doubles, Nayza Open 2020 … Semifinals Men’s Doubles Open DHA 2020 … Semifinals Men’s Singles Open DHA 2019 … Part of the Student Council Body during his senior year at TNS Beaconhouse.
 
Personal: Full name is Muhammad Ibrahim Abbas … Prefers to go by Ibrahim … Name is pronounce Ee-BRAH-heem Ah-BUS … Born on July 23, 2001 … Son of Sobia and Muhammad Abbas … Has three sisters: Arifa, Fatima and Warisha … Majoring in electronic engineering … Plans to start his own tech company back home in Pakistan … Enjoys photography and filmmaking.