Updated Bracket


CARY, N.C., April 29, 2022 – South Carolina State and Morgan State advanced to the men’s championship match of the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tennis Championship following their semifinal wins on Friday afternoon at the Cary Tennis Park.
 
South Carolina State is in search of its 17^th all-time title and its 14^th since 2004. Morgan State last won the MEAC championship in men’s tennis in 2019, its first.
 
Match 1: South Carolina State 4, North Carolina Central 0 -- Box Score
The top seed and defending champion, South Carolina State made quick work of doubles to start the match. The Bulldogs got a 6-3 win at No. 2 from Rostislav Haflinger and Ivan Pauluychenko, as well as a 6-1 win from Zhanger Almashey and Omer Gorgun at No. 3.
 
Gorgun also won at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-0 over Amit Baran.
 
Diego Araluz was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Shaka Cristellotti at No. 5 singles, and No. 6 singles saw Luka Stefanovic win 6-0, 6-0 over LaQuon Gilchrist.
 
The Bulldogs improved to 11-9 on the season, while North Carolina Central ended the season at 5-16.
 
Match 2: Morgan State 4, Howard 0 -- Box Score
Mikeal Carpenter and Nihit Rawal at No. 1, and Sebastian Lopez and Makkijha Brown at No. 3, gave Morgan State the doubles point with 6-0 victories to open the match.
 
Carpenter also won at No. 1 singles, taking care of fellow First Team All-MEAC honoree Justin Cadeau 6-1, 6-1. Rawal also won his singles match, defeating Marcel Dawson 6-3, 6-0 at No. 3, and Lopez was victorious at No. 5 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Hassimiyou Dieng.
 
Morgan State improved to 11-8 on the season, while Howard ended its season at 6-8 overall.
 
The men’s championship match will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and it will be streamed live on HBCUGO; visit hbcugo.tv for more information and to download the free HBCUGO app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.
 
For more information on the 2022 MEAC Tennis Championships, please visit the Championship Central page.

 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51^st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.