RALEIGH, N.C. (April 20, 2007)—The Morgan State men’s tennis team was dealt a 4-0 loss by No. 2 seeded Hampton, in the opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tennis Championships on Friday morning at the Millbrook Tennis Center.
The Bears (5-12), who last week secured the seventh spot in the league standings following its win over Coppin State, lost the doubles point and suffered defeats in the last three singles positions all in straight sets. The first three singles matches were not completed.
Hampton (13-8) earned the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Seo-Jae Chang and Alin Zorila-Ditoiu teamed up to defeat Morgan’s No. 1 team of Joaquin Turley and Matthew Townes, 8-1. Marco Herrera and Andre Nogueira won the No. 3 match over Disa Mhembere and Dia Campbell of Morgan, 8-1.
Morgan State will take on No. 5 Bethune-Cookman in a consolation match on Saturday, April 21 at noon.
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Agate
Millbrook Tennis Center
04/20/2007
Hampton 4, Morgan State 0
Singles
No. 1 – Seo-Jae Chang (Hampton) d. Disa Mhembere 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
No. 2 – Joaquin Turley (MSU) d. Alin Zorila-Ditoiu unfinished
No. 3 – Sung-Kwon Baek (Hampton) d. Juan Ortiz 6-3, 3-1 unfinished
No. 4 – Dong Yeun Kim (Hampton) d. Matthew Townes 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 – Gabriel Groh (Hampton) d. Mauricio Ortiz 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Marco Herrera (Hampton) d. Dia Cambell 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 – Chang/Zorila-Ditoiu (Hampton) d. Turley/Townes 8-1
No. 2 – Ortiz/Ortiz (MSU) d. Baek/Kim unfinished
No. 3 – Herrera/Nogueira (Hampton) d. Mhembere/Cambell 8-1
