BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Morgan State men's tennis team recently split a pair of matches. The Bears suffered a 6-1 setback to 10
th-ranked Johns Hopkins Monday afternoon, and responded with a 7-0 domination of conference opponent Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday at the MSU Tennis Courts. The Bears are now 3-10 on the season and 3-0 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
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The Bears had a hard time against Johns Hopkins. Hopkins took a 2-1 lead after doubles with wins at second and third. Jeremy Dubin and Emerson Walsh defeated
Lucas Krusinski and
Sagar Sathyanarayanan at second doubles. Jensen Reiter and Ben Hwang earned an 8-6 win over
Treajh Ferguson and
Felix Andre at third. The Bears got their point at first as
Evan Ward and
Duk Young-Park beat Tanner Brown and Erik Lim, 8-3.
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In singles play, the Blue Jays won five of six matches with a pair of victories coming in three sets.
Duk Young-Park posted the Bears' lone singles point with a 6-2, 6-3 win at second over Ben Hwang.
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The Bears made quick work of visiting UMES on an overcast Tuesday afternoon. The Bears picked up its third conference win to remain undefeated in the MEAC North Division.
Duk Young-Park ran his singles record to 9-3 overall (8-1 at No. 2) after defeating Nicholas Brobst 6-0, 6-0.
Evan Ward dropped Michael Cha 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, Sagar won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3, while
Malcolm Berry rounded out the singles wins at No. 4.
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The No. 1 doubles duo of Ward and Young-Park posted an 8-0 win over Cha and Brobst, and
Lucas Krusinski and
William Jay finished off the Hawks with an 8-0 win over Devin Outten and Edwin Kanu to help capture the doubles point.
Morgan State wil close its homestand with a non-conference matchup against St. Francis Brooklyn on Friday, April 10th. The match will mark Senior Day for Bear seniors
Duk Young-Park and
William Jay who will be playing in their final collegiate home contest.
Morgan 1, Johns Hopkins 6Â
Doubles Competition1) E. Ward/D. Young-Park (MSU) def. T. Brown/E. Lim (JHU), 8-3
2) L. Krisinski/S. Sathyananrayanan (MSU) lost to E. Walsh/J. Dubin (JHU), 8-1
3) T. Ferguson/F. Andre (MSU) lost to J. Reiter/B. Huang (JHU), 8-6
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Singles Competition1) E. Ward (MSU) lost to J. Dubin (JHU), 3-6, 3-6
2) D. Young-Park (MSU) def. B. Hwang (HU, 6-2, 6-3
3) F. Andre (MSU) lost to T. Brown (JHU), 6-3, 4-6 (7-10)
4) L. Krisinski (MSU) lost to J. Reiter (JHU), 3-6, 0-6
5) T. Ferguson (MSU) lost to E. Lim (JHU), 3-6, 6-2, 0-6
6) W. Jay (MSU) lost E. Walsh (JHU), 1-6, 1-6Â
Morgan 7, UMES 0Â
Doubles Competition1) T. Ferguson/F. Andre (MSU) def. M. Cha/N. Brobst (UMES), 8-0
2) L. Krisinski/W. Jay (MSU) def. D. Outten/E. Kanu (UMES), 8-0
3) MSU wins by default
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Singles Competition1) E. Ward (MSU) def. M. Cha (UMES), 6-0, 6-0
2) D. Young-Park (MSU) def. N. Brobst (UMES), 6-0, 6-0
3) S. Sathyanarayanan (MSU) def. E. Kanu (UMES), 6-0, 6-0
4) M. Berry (MSU) def. D. Outten (UMES), 6-0, 6-0
5) Morgan wins by default
6) Morgan wins by defaultÂ
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