NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the seedings for the 2015 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Morgan State men’s and Howard women’s teams earned the top seeds in the northern division, while South Carolina State men’s and Bethune-Cookman women’s teams finished atop of the southern division. The championships are scheduled for April 16-18 at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center in Cayce, South Carolina.
Howard (7-6) tallied a 5-0 unblemished mark in MEAC northern divisional play to claim the title. The Lady Bison won their last six matches, including five straight in conference play to capture the number one seed.
Rounding out the north is Morgan State (N2), Hampton (N3), and Delaware State (N4), respectively.
Bethune-Cookman swept divisional play (6-0) and ended its regular season with an 16-6 overall record. The Lady Wildcats will face Delaware State, the number four seed, on Thursday beginning at 8:30 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 (4-10) picked up its fourth straight men’s divisional title with a 4-0 conference mark. North Carolina Central will face the Bears on Thursday, beginning at Noon.
Hampton (N2), Howard (N3) and Coppin State (N4) wrap up the men’s northern division.
South Carolina State completed the conference schedule with a perfect 5-0 mark and will meet Coppin State on Friday, beginning at Noon. The Bulldogs, the defending MEAC tournament champions, finished the regular season with a 13-2 overall record.
Bethune-Cookman earned the No. 2 seed. Florida A&M, North Carolina Central and Norfolk State finished in a three-way tie (2-3) with Florida A&M and North Carolina Central winning the tiebreaker to earn the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds.
while Florida A&M, North Carolina Central and Norfolk State finished in a three-way tie with 2-3 records. Florida A&M (S3) and North Carolina Central (S4) advanced from the southern division to the championship based on the tiebreaking procedure.
Only the top four teams in each division compete in the championship tournament. Coppin State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T State and Savannah State’s women’s teams were eliminated from tournament play as a result of their conference finish. Maryland Eastern Shore, Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T State’s men’s teams were also eliminated.
The 2015 MEAC Men's and Women's Tennis Championship begins with women's play on Thursday, April 16 at 8:30 a.m., while the men begin action at Noon. The women's semifinal rounds start on Friday at 8:30 a.m. followed by the men at Noon. The Championship concludes on Saturday with the women's final beginning at 9 a.m. followed by the men's title match at Noon. The championship is free and open to the public.