Juan Ortiz recorded a 6-2, 6-1 No. 1 singles win over Bethune-Cookman's Emil Vassilev
Women's Tennis
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 17, 2009)—The Morgan State men's tennis team suffered a 4-1 setback to Bethune-Cookman in the opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship on Friday morning at the Millbrook Tennis Center. With the loss, Morgan State, who was the No. 2 seed in the MEAC North Division at 4-1, fell to 5-9 overall on the season and was eliminated from the 2009 MEAC Championship.
The Wildcats, who entered the contest as the No. 3 seed in the MEAC South Division, won the doubles point and followed up with singles wins at the number four through six spots. Morgan State senior, Juan Ortiz topped Bethune-Cookman's Emil Vassilev 6-2, 6-1 in a No. 1 singles match, to earn the Bears' only point.
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Agate
Raleigh, N.C.
04/17/2009
Bethune-Cookman 4, Morgan State 1
Singles
No. 1 – Juan Ortiz (MSU) d. Emil Vassilev 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Jason Yannick (BCU) d. Kevon Charles 6-0, 5-4, unfinished
No. 3 – Stefan James (BCU) d. Dmitry Chekhalatyy 6-2, 5-0, unfinished
No. 4 – Cristian Cruz (BCU) d. Mauricio Ortiz 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 – Greg Streat (BCU) d. Aaron Benjamin 6-4, 6-0
No. 6 – Kristopher Martin (BCU) d. Samuel Matthew 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 – Chekhalatyy/Charles (MSU) vs. Cruz/Jeff Smallwood (BCU) no result
No. 2 – Jackson/Streat (BCU) d. J. Ortiz/M. Ortiz 8-6
No. 3 – James/Martin (BCU) d. Benjamin/Matthew 9-7
