Men's Tennis | 1/28/2026 10:00:00 PM

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Jan. 28, 2026)--The Morgan State men's tennis team began the 2026 season on the road on Wednesday morning taking on host Drexel in a non-conference match. The Bears would fall to the Dragons, 7-0 at Vidas Courts on the Drexel campus.
 
Drexel (1-1) earned the doubles point after winning all three matches, then swept the Bears in straight sets in all six singles contests.
 
Next up: Morgan State will be back in action on Thursday, Jan. 29 when it visits Navy for a non-conference match in Annapolis, Md.
 
How It Happened
Doubles
No. 1 – Tarek Mo Erlewein/Will Burridge (Drexel) d. Rhajzon Rankins/Roman Filima 6-2
No. 2 – Josue Guzman/Antonio Franquis (Drexel) d. Isa Abdulraheem/Ilya Maltsev 6-3
No. 3 – Lun Obrul/Anthony Moukarzel (Drexel) d. Mohamed Ghettas/Antonio Santos 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Mo Erlewein (Drexel) d. Rankins 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 – Guzman (Drexel) d. Filima 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 – Lun (Drexel) d. Maltsev 6-1, 7-6
No. 4 – Burridge (Drexel) d. Yessine Kerouat 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 – Franquis (Drexel) d. Abdulraheem 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 – Moukarzel (Drexel) d. Jacob Poole 6-2, 6-1
 
 
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