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Winner MORGAN STATE MSUM (11-7, 3-0 MEAC)
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Coppin State CSUM (0-15, 0-3 MEAC)
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MORGAN STATE MSUM
(11-7, 3-0 MEAC)
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Coppin State CSUM
(0-15, 0-3 MEAC)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | MSU Athletic Communications

Men’s Tennis Shutout Coppin State; Earn Eighth Straight MEAC North Division Title

BALTIMORE, Md. (April 15, 2019) – Morgan State men's tennis took the court Tuesday afternoon and wasted little time in dismantling Coppin State. The Bears shutout their cross-town rivals, 4-0, and solidified their eighth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) North Division title.
 
Morgan State improved its record to 11-7 overall and 3-0 in conference action, while the Eagles dropped to 0-15 overall (0-3 MEAC).

"I'm excited we could continue what seems to be tradition here, but is really not a given," said MSU coach Matthew Townes. "Our division is getting stronger and I'm very excited that we rose to the challenge every match."

"We have a much bigger goal in mind, and we have been working towards that since the first day of the season."

From the start, the Bears set a strong precedent in doubles play that carried over to their singles matches.
 
The sophomore pairing of Shrey Gupta and fresh Sebastian Lopez easily dispatched Prabh Bal and Henrique Sada, 6-2, while the duo of sophomore Oguzhan Ceylan and junior Nihit Rawal followed suit, beating Jorge Rodriguez-Rey and Sam Scala-McNeill by the same score.
 
When it came to singles, the Bears continued to roll. Morgan State clinched the overall match, 4-0, as Ceylan and  sophomore Serhii Kharcev and Rawal secured singles wins — all finishing in dominating fashion. 
 
The Bears will gear up for the 2019 MEAC Tennis Championships, held next week (April 25-27) at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Admission to the championships is free.

For more information on the 2019 MEAC Tennis Championships click here.

About Morgan
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu. 


 
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