PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 10, 2013)-The Morgan State women's tennis team suffered a 4-2 road loss on Sunday in a non-conference match at Drexel. The loss was the sixth straight for the Lady Bears, who fell to 1-6 on the season.
Morgan State got off to a good start when
Ekaterina Iakovleva defeated Drexel's Zeynep Mafa 6-7, 6-7 in a No. 1 singles match and
Mi'Kola Cooper followed with a No. 2 singles victory over Marcela Rosales 4-6, 7-5, 6-7.
The Dragons would then capture the next two singles matches to even the score at 2-2 and Amanda Tilles earned a No. 6 victory by default to give the hosts a 3-2 advantage. The Dragons would earn the doubles point with Mafa and Rosales teaming up to defeat
Chelsi Russell and Cooper of Morgan State, 8-4 in a No. 1 doubles match and Alex Bell and Mel Reyes were awarded a default victory at the No. 3 spot.
Match Results: Women
Drexel, 4 Morgan State, 2
Doubles Results
1. Zeynep Mafa/Marcela Rosales def.
Chelsi Russell/
Mi'Kola Cooper, 8-4
2. Nicole Pivonka/Emma Brook unfinished
3. Alex Bell/Mel Reyes won by default
Singles Results
1.
Ekaterina Iakovleva def. Zeynep Mafa, 6-7, 6-7
2.
Mi'Kola Cooper def. Marcela Rosales, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7
3. Nicole Pivonka def.
Chelsi Russell, 6-2, 6-2
4. Alex Bell def.
Jasmine Edwards, 6-0, 6-3
5. Emma Brook vs.
Tiffany Hughes, unfinished
6. Amanda Tilles DEF
