BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 7, 2015)-The Morgan State women's tennis team traveled to Annapolis, Md. on Saturday for a non-conference match against the Naval Academy and lost, 5-2.
The Lady Bears fell to 0-7 on the season, while Navy improved to 5-2.
Morgan State's victories came at the No. 1 and No. 3 singles positions.
Danielle Thompson defeated Sam Droop 3-6, 6-4, 10-7 in a No. 1 match and
Cierra Plummer defeated Katie Porter 6-4, 6-7 (8), 12-10 at No. 3.
The Mids would win the remaining four singles matches and won the match with doubles victories at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to claim the doubles point.
The Lady Bears' duo of Thompson and
Chelsi Russell earned a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles.
Morgan State returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 8, when it travels to Blacksburg, Va. to take on 50
th ranked Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. The match can be viewed via live stats at
http://www.hokiesports.com/wtennis/live/ Navy 5, Morgan State 2Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015Annapolis, Md. (Tose Family Tennis Center)SinglesNo. 1 Danielle Thompson (MSU) def. Sam Droop 3-6, 6-4, 10-7
No. 2 Erin Bowsher (DU) def.
Chelsi Russell 5-7, 6-4, 12-10
No. 3
Cierra Plummer (MSU) def. Katie Porter 6-4, 6-7, 10-8, 12-10
No. 4 Amanda Keller (Navy) def.
Riana Roberts 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 Kristine Rojo (Navy) def.
Kayla Price 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def.
Jasmine Edwards 6-2, 6-0
DoublesNo. 1 Droop/Porter (Navy) def. Plummer/Edwards 6-1
No. 2 Thompson/Russell (MSU) def. Audrey Channell/Rojo 6-2
No. 3 Antill/Keller (Navy) def. Price/Roberts 6-1