ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award
Narjis Mzibri from Olivet Nazarene University has been named the 2022 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner.
On the court, Mzibri has been an integral part of the Olivet Nazarene team ever since she stepped on campus and has spent the entire season playing from the Tigers top singles position.
Named the CCAC Player of the Week twice this season, Mzibiri finished the season as the No. 17 ranked singles player in the East Region.
In the classroom, Mzibri has been named to the All-academic Team in 2021 and to the Dean's list on four different occasions. 4 times to Dean’s List.
During her free time at ONU, Mzibri has been involved in Zenith Student-Run Marketing Agency where she is the team lead and Learning Ambassador of International Business (IB) and Management Information Systems (MIS). She has led a team of client services and visual storytellers to create social media content for the IB and MIS department all across the school of business to help indecisive majors get interested in IB and MIS.
A Letter From Head Coach Christopher Tudor
Congratulations Narjis!
It’s an honor to congratulate you for the Arthur Ashe award. This is a very prestigious honor. Olivet is proud to have such a standout person who exemplifies the character what Arthur Ashe represents.
Not only does your record of 18-4 in singles and 15-6 in doubles shows how talented you are as a player but your large outgoing personality has also been the driving force in your leadership role as Olivet’s number one player.
You have been a great friend to many of your teammates and an inspiration. Your work ethics not only has shown on the court, but in your extra-curricular activities and scholastic endeavors.
We are proud to have coached you through the years and we wish you the best of luck as you represent your new school for your final year as an athlete and student.