BALTIMORE, Md. – The Morgan State men's tennis team pitched its first shutout of the season and improved to 2-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), defeating the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore 4-0 Sunday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Courts. The Bears (2-8) improve to 2-0 in home matches.
The Bears made quick work of a Hawks team that only had four available players for the contest. Morgan State was credited with wins as a result of defaults at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions. The Bears also captured a doubles win and after
Evan Ward ousted Kijontray McClay, 6-0, 6-0, the match was over.
Morgan State's No. 2 pairing of
Ty Abraham and Josh Abraham wasted little time earning the doubles point against Wayne Heath and Mohin Uddin, 8-0.
"We really just need to stay focused and make sure we are ready for our two big conference matches on April 5th against Howard, and Senior Day April 11th against Coppin State," said MSU coach
Sean Holcomb-Jones. "We're trying to win our third straight North Divisional title and go into the MEAC Tournament as one of the #1 seed."
"I hope everyone will come out and support the team as both matches will be at home and we really need a great crowd to give us a real home court advantage. "
The Bears now turn to a pair of non-conference matches. First up, is a date in Fairfax (Va.) to take on George Mason on Friday, March 28, followed the next day by a matchup in Philadelphia (Pa.) at Drexel.
Singles
1. Duk Young Park (MSU) vs. Wirlen Elame (UMES) 6-0, 5-0 DNF
2.
Evan Ward (MSU) def. Kijontray McClay (UMES) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Ty Abraham (MSU) vs. Mohin Uddin (UMES) 6-0, 3-0 DNF
4. Josh Abraham (MSU) vs. Wayne Heath (UMES) 6-0 DNF
5.
Jannick Tash (MSU) vs. No Player (UMES)
6.
Dmitriy Borodkin (MSU) vs. No Player (UMES)
Doubles
1.
Duk Young-Park/
Evan Ward vs. Wirlen Elame/Kijontray McClay 7-0 DNF
2.
Ty Abraham/Josh Abraham def. Wayne Heath/Mohin Uddin 8-0
3.
Jannick Tash Dmitriy Borodkin def. No Player/No player
