Howard tops Morgan State to claim MEAC North crown
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After one match cancellation and a change of venue, the Morgan State women's tennis team and Howard finally met Sunday afternoon for their highly anticipated MEAC North Division match.
The match which was originally scheduled for last Saturday, April 5 at the Morgan Courts, was cancelled and eventually rescheduled as a home match for Howard at the Banneker Courts to give the Lady Bison a Senior Day match after their scheduled match for yesterday against George Washington was cancelled.
One couldn’t have asked for a better stage than the one that was set for Sunday’s match. Two rival programs, undefeated in conference play, battling on the final weekend of league play with the winner claiming the 2014 division crown.
In the end, it would be the Lady Bison of Howard, who would close out the regular season undefeated in MEAC action, as they handed Morgan State a 4-0 loss at the Banneker Courts.
Howard (12-4, 5-0 MEAC) would claim the division crown with the win, while the loss for Morgan State would end the Lady Bears’ nine-match winning streak over MEAC North Division foes dating back to last season and put a halt to Morgan State capturing a second straight division title.
The lone win for Morgan State (5-8, 4-1 MEAC) came at No. 3 doubles, as Chelsi Russell and Cierra Plummer defeated Howard’s team of Mughnre and Bell by a score of 8-3.
However, the Lady Bison would win the doubles’ point by winning both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots by a count of 8-3. Howard would then claim the first three singles matches for the final score.
The Lady Bears, who finished as the No. 2 seed in the MEAC North Division, will now await the pairings for next week’s MEAC Championship (Thursday-Saturday, April 17-19) at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C.
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Bears drop Howard 4-1, Three-peat as MEAC North Division Champions
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Morgan State University men's tennis team defeated Howard, 4-1, on Sunday to clinch the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Division title and No. 1 North seed in the MEAC Championship. It marks Morgan State's third straight North Division title under head coach Sean Holcomb-Jones.
The Bears improved to 4-11 overall and 4-0 in MEAC play, while Howard fell to 2-15 overall and 1-3 in the conference.
Junior Duk Young-Park posted a 6-2, 6-0 victory over William Jones in number 1 singles to lead the Bears. Joshua Abraham recorded a 6-3, 7-6 win against Myron Davis at number 3. Jannick Tash completed the singles victory by winning 6-3, 6-1.
Morgan State battled to win the doubles point. The Bears No. 1 tandem of Young-Park and Evan Ward fell in close contest against Myron Davis and Ismael Kaouache. However, Joshua Abraham and Ty Abraham dropped William Jones and Laguna Foster, 8-5, at No. 2 doubles, and Dmitry Borodkin teamed-up with Tash at No. 3 to seal the doubles point with an 8-2 victory over Nico Sorrell and Nile Kendall.
The Bears will resume action at the MEAC Championships in Cayce, S.C., on Friday, April 17. The tournament will last three days until April 19.
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