Men's Tennis Runs Win Streak to Three Straight In Dominant 4-0 Rout Of Howard

BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Morgan State men's tennis team made quick work of their visiting Beltway opponents.

The Bears stifled the Howard Bison 4-0 in their conference matchup on Saturday (April 8) at the Morgan State Tennis Courts. The victory extended Morgan State's win streak to three consecutive matches.

"We remained undefeated at home and in the conference this weekend," said MSU coach Matthew Townes. "It was a good win, but we won't celebrate. We have two more big matches coming up that we must prepare for as we push to hold the number 1 spot."

The Bears sit atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Division standings with a 2-0 record and improved to 5-12 overall.

The Bears won the doubles point with ease after the pair of freshman Nihit Rawal and Ondrej Labik, playing on court one, clinched with a 6-2 victory over Howard's William Jones III and Ismael Kaouache.

MSU continued its strong showing into singles, where Rawal and junior Jeremy Field quickly dismantled their opponents on courts five and three. They were followed by junior Arjun Ramakrishnan, who's 6-4, 6-1 win on court three against Karim Shokeir also clinched the match for the Bears.

With only three matches left before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships, the Bears are looking solid and more and more prepared for postseason play.

Morgan State 4, Howard 0
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Morgan State Tennis Courts
Baltimore, Md.

Doubles
1) Nihit Rawal/Ondrej Labik def HU William Jones III/Ismael Kaouache, 6-2
2) Jeremy Field/Lucas Krusinski def HU Spencer Kelly/Cole Gittens, 6-2
3) Karim Shokeir/Sagar Raju def. Arjun Ramakrishnan/Sagar Sathyanarayanan, 6-3

Order of finish: 2,3,1

Singles
1) Lucas Krusinski DNF Ismael Kaouache, 6-0, 4-6
2) Jeremy Field def. William Jones III, 6-1, 6-0
3) Arjun Ramakrishnan def Karim Shokeir, 6-4, 6-1
4) Ondrej Labik DNF Spencer Kelly, 6-1, 5-2
5) Nihit Rawal def. Cole Gittens, 6-1, 6-2
6) Sagar Sathyanarayanan DNS Sagar Raju

Order of finish: 5,2,3

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Players Mentioned

Jeremy Field: 5' 9"; Junior

Arjun Ramakrishnan: 5' 10"; Junior

Ondrej Labik: 5' 9"; Freshman

Nihit Rawal: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jeremy Field
: 5' 9"; Junior

Arjun Ramakrishnan
: 5' 10"; Junior

Ondrej Labik
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Nihit Rawal
: 5' 10"; Freshman