NORFOLK, Va. -- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host its 2014 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships April 17-19, at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C.
The single elimination tournament begins Thursday, April 17 with the women taking the court at 10 a.m. and the men beginning at 1:30 p.m.. The action continues on Friday with the women’s semifinal round starting at 8:30 a.m. and the men’s semifinals play beginning at noon.
Howard (12-4) tallied a 5-0 unblemished mark in MEAC northern divisional play to claim the title. The Lady Bison enter the tournament as the number one seed, having won 11 out of its last 12 matches, including five straight in conference play.
Rounding out the north is Morgan State (N2), Delaware State (N3), and Hampton (N4), respectively.
Bethune-Cookman swept divisional play (6-0) and ended its regular season with an 18-9 overall record. The Lady Wildcats will face Hampton, the number four seed, on Thursday beginning at 10 a.m.
South Carolina State (S2) earned the number two seed, followed by Florida A&M (S3) and North Carolina Central (S4).
On the men’s side, Morgan State (4-11) picked up its third straight men’s divisional title with a 4-0 conference mark. Bethune-Cookman, earned the number four seed in the south, and will face the Bears on Thursday, beginning at 1:30 p.m..
Hampton (N2), Coppin State (N3) and Howard (N4) wrap up the men’s northern division.
South Carolina State completed the conference schedule with a perfect 4-0 mark and will meet Howard on Friday, beginning at Noon. The Bulldogs, the defending MEAC tournament champions, finished the regular season with a 9-7 overall record.
Norfolk State (S2), Florida A&M (S3) and Bethune-Cookman (S4) secured the remaining spots in the southern division.
The 2014 MEAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships will conclude on Saturday, April 19 beginning with the women’s final at 9 a.m. and concluding with the men’s final at noon.
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