Men's Tennis Wins Fifth-Straight, 5-2 Over Coppin State

Senior standout Evan Ward earned a pair of victories against Coppin State.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Evan Ward celebrated 'Senior Day' with wins in both singles and doubles while leading the Morgan State men's tennis team to a 5-2 win over Coppin State in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Greenspring Racquet Club in Lutherville, Md.

With the win, Morgan State earned its fifth-straight victory and improved to 8-9 overall and 3-0 in MEAC play. Coppin State falls to 1-9 overall and 1-4 in league matches.

"It feels great to win another conference match, and it was 'Senior Day' for Evan Ward," said MSU coach Matt Townes. "He [Ward] played tremendously today and we look to his leadership for the remainder of the season."

At No. 1 doubles, Jeremy Field and Arjun Ramakrishnan defeated Christian Duchnak and Gabriel Franca, 6-0. At the No. 2 spot, Ward and Lucas Krusinski earned another shutout with a 6-0 win over Andres Diaz and Gavin Lewis.

In singles, Morgan State earned wins at the No. 1 thru No. 5 spots. Coppin State's sole point in singles was credited to Zapo Dula as a result of forfeit because the Bears only had five players in attendance.

"We played well, even short handed today," added Townes. "We move forward with our goal."

At No. 1 singles, Field defeated Christian Duchnak, 6-1, 6-2. At the No. 2 spot, Ward pasted Gabriel Franca to earn a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Ramakrishnan defeated Lewis at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0, and Krusinki added to the list of shutout victories with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Ross Olexa at No. 4. Coppin State earned its only points of the afternoon at No. 5, where Sagar Sathyanarayan was defeated by Diaz, 1-6, 7-5, 10-4.

Morgan State will hit the road to take on the Bucknell Bison in non-conference action on Thursday afternoon in Lewisburg, Pa. The match is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at Bucknell Tennis Courts.

Morgan State 5, Coppin State 2
Apr 05, 2016
Lutherville, Md. (Greenspring Racquet Club)

Singles competition

1. FIELD,Jeremy (MSUM) def. DUCHNAK,Christian (CSUM) 6-1, 6-2

2. WARD,Evan (MSUM) def. FRANCA,Gabriel (CSUM) 6-0, 6-0

3. RAMAKRISHNAN,Arjun (MSUM) def. LEWIS,Gavin (CSUM) 6-0, 6-0

4. KRUSINSKI,Lucas (MSUM) def. OLEXA,Ross (CSUM) 6-0, 6-0

5. DIAZ,Andres (CSUM) def. SATHYANARAYAN,Sagar (MSUM) 1-6, 7-5, 10-4

6. OULA,Zaipo (CSUM) def. No player (MSUM), by forfeit

Doubles competition

1. FIELD,Jeremy/RAMAKRISHNAN,Arjun (MSUM) def. DUCHNAK,Christian/FRANCA,Gabriel (CSUM) 6-0

2. WARD,Evan/KRUSINSKI,Lucas (MSUM) def. DIAZ,Andres/LEWIS,Gavin (CSUM) 6-0

3. OLEXA,Ross/OULA,Zaipo (CSUM) def. No player/No player (MSUM), by forfeit

Match Notes

Morgan State 8-9

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Players Mentioned

Lucas Krusinski: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Evan Ward: 6' 1"; Senior

Arjun Ramakrishnan: 5' 10"; Freshman

Jeremy Field: 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lucas Krusinski
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Evan Ward
: 6' 1"; Senior

Arjun Ramakrishnan
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Jeremy Field
: 5' 9"; Freshman