Women's Tennis | 2/26/2017 9:39:00 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Feb. 26, 2017)-The Morgan State women's tennis team dropped two non-conference matches over the weekend at the Naval Academy. The Lady Bears first lost to Seton Hall, 6-1 on Saturday, before falling to host Navy, 6-1 on Sunday. Both matches were played at the Tose Family Tennis Center.
 
In the first match against Seton Hall, the Lady Bears' lone win came from Danielle Thompson, who earned a No. 3 singles victory over the Pirates' Melody Tall 6-3, 7-5.
 
On Sunday, Morgan State (0-11) nearly picked up its first victory of the season on Sunday against the host Midshipmen, but fell 4-3.
 
The Lady Bears and Navy (9-7) split the singles matches and Navy claimed the doubles' point for the win.
 
Katia Jordan bounced back to defeat Amanda Keller of Navy, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) to win at No. 1 singles. Danielle Thompson and Kayla Price both won in straight sets in their matches. Thompson earned a No. 3 victory over Audrey Channell 6-0, 7-5 and Price defeated Rozel Hernandez 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 4 position.
 
Jordan and Price were paired together at No. 1 doubles and defeated Navy's team of Channell and Danika Kahatapitiya 7-5
 
The Lady Bears return to the courts on Saturday, March 4, when they take travel to Hempstead, N.Y. to take on Hofstra.  
 
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017
Morgan State 1, Seton Hall 6
 
Singles
No. 1 – Luize Strike (SHU) d. Katia Jordan 7-5, 7-6 (3)
No. 2 – Anna Fajnorova (SHU) d. Chloe Kabamba 7-6 (4), 6-4
No. 3 – Danielle Thompson (MSU) d. Melody Tall 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 – Katie Kim (SHU) d. Kayla Price 6-3, 5-7, 10-3
No. 5 – Anniek Jansen (SHU) d. Yovonne Peters-Washington 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Krista Cerpina (SHU) d. Dana Santiago 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Thandy Kangwa/Fajnorova (SHU) d. Jordan/Price 6-1
No. 2 – Nakagawa/Cecilia Lynham (GU) d. Santiago/Peters-Washington 6-0
No. 3 – Michal Matson/Kim (SHU) vs. Thompson/Kabamba Did not Finish
 
 
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017
Morgan State 3, Navy 4
 
Singles
No. 1 – Katia Jordan (MSU) d. Amanda Keller 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
No. 2 – Carlee Conway (N) d. Chloe Kabamba 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 – Danielle Thompson (MSU) d. Audrey Channell 6-0, 7-5
No. 4 – Kayla Price (MSU) d. Rozel Hernandez 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Aimee Dervishian (N) d. Yovonne Peters-Washington 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Meghan O'Malley (N) d. Dana Santiago 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Jordan/Price (MSU) d. Channell/Danika Kahatapitiya 7-5
No. 2 – Sabrina Jiang/Emily Louie-Meadors (N) d. Santiago/Peters-Washington 6-0
No. 3 – Isabel Balsavage/Simona Babb (N) d. Thompson/Kabamba 6-4