MCCC Trailblazers, Black History Month

Brandon Davis, Alfred Kandakai, Men's Tennis

The first MCCC student athletes to be featured in our “Trailblazer” series for Black History month are men’s tennis All-Americans Brandon Davis and Alfred Kandaki.  Davis became the first African American men’s tennis All-American in 2016.  Davis (and teammate Andrew Jacome) won 1^st Doubles at the NJCAA Division III National Championship.  The title win was the first for a male African American tennis player at MCCC.  Davis helped MCCC men’s tennis to their highest finish ever at the National Championship, a second place finish.

In addition to earning All-American honors in 2016, Davis earned 1^st Team All-Region 19 honors at 1^st Doubles and 2^nd Singles and helped Mercer win the Region 19 Championship that spring.  Davis also earned 1^st Team All GSAC (Garden State Athletic Conference) honors at 1^st Doubles and 2^nd Singles.

Davis had 28 wins in two seasons at MCCC, fourth best in Singles history and 27 wins in Doubles matches, also fourth best in program history.  Davis finished his MCCC career with 55 combined Singles and Doubles wins, fourth best in men’s tennis history.

Alfred Kandakai became the second MCCC African American to earn All-American honors in 2022.  Kandakai became the first African American national champion at two different flights, winning 1^st Doubles with teammate Ronaldo Jacome and becoming National Champion at 2^nd Singles.  Kandakai helped MCCC to a third place finish at the 2022 NJCAA Division III National Championship.