HARMAR, Pa. (Feb. 17, 2020)-The Morgan State women's tennis team was defeated by Duquesne, 5-2 in a non-conference contest on Friday at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center.
 
The Lady Bears (2-4) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point. Asmara Rose and Averiana Mitchell teamed together to defeat the Duquesne tandem of Priyanka Mitta and Meredith Lee, 6-2 at the No. 1 position. Ana-Lei Kalawe and Jourdan Wallace were paired at No. 2 doubles and recorded a 6-2 victory over Natasha Novak and Aishwarya Kona.
 
The Lady Bears' lone singles victory came from Mitchell, who earned a 7-5, 6-3 victory over the Dukes' Novak at No. 2 singles.
 
Duquesne (4-2) was victorious in the remaining five singles contests to pick up the win.
 
The Lady Bears are off until Tuesday, Feb. 25 when they travel to
 
Morgan State 2, Duquesne 5
Harmar, Pa. (Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center)
Feb. 14, 2020
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Asmara Rose/Averiana Mitchell (MSU) def. Priyanka Mitta/Meredith Lee 6-2
No. 2 – Ana-Lei Kalawe/Jourdan Wallace (MSU) def. Natasha Novak/Aishwarya Kona 6-2
No. 3 - Dana Santiago/Stefania Moysiadi (MSU) vs. Laurel Shymansky/Daniella Latoni unfinished
 
Singles
No. 1 – Shymansky (DUQ) def. Rose 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 – Mitchell (MSU) def. Novak 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Lee (DUQ) def. Kalawe 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Kona (DUQ) def. Wallace 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 – Latoni (DUQ) def. Moysiadi 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 – Mitta (DUQ) def. Anabel Torrente 6-1, 6-2