Women's Tennis 4/24/2023 6:25:00 PM Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletics Communications

MSU Welcomes Delaware State For Regular Season Finale, Senior Day

Lady Bears later forfeit victory to Hornets.

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BALTIMORE, Md. (April 22, 2023)-The Lady Bears' tennis team closed out the regular season on Saturday morning with a 5-2 victory over Delaware State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) match on 'Senior Day' at the MSU Tennis Courts.

The Lady Bears honored their three seniors: Ana-Lei Kalawe, Stefania Moysiadi and Asmara Rose prior to the match.

Morgan State won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. Rose and Hannah Smith teamed at No. 1 doubles to defeat the Delaware State tandem of Kit Yi Kay Au-Yeung and Daria Julia, 6-1. The Lady Bears also claimed the No. 3 spot behind Lauryn Hall and Averiana Mitchell defeating Klaudija Lisovska and Lucia Corte, 7-5.

The visitors would win the top two singles matches, but the Lady Bears would win the remaining four contests for the 5-2 victory.

Smith earned a No. 3 singles win over Julia, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 and Rose secured her final regular season singles win at Morgan State with 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lisovska at the No. 4 spot. Hall defeated Baluck Deang, 6-3, 6-4 at No. 5 and Moysiadi won her final singles contest at Morgan State with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Corte at No. 6.

Next Up: The Lady Bears will now direct their attention to the MEAC Championship, which take place Thursday, April 27-Saturday, April 29 at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.

Match Update: Morgan State would later have to forfeit the win to Delaware State. The Lady Bears ended the regular season (7-12, 2-4 in the MEAC), while the Hornets improved to 13-7-1, 4-2 MEAC and extended their winning streak to four straight.

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Players Mentioned

Ana-Lei Kalawe: 5' 10"; Senior

Averiana Mitchell: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Stefania Moysiadi: 5' 5"; Senior

Asmara Rose: 5' 1"; Graduate Student

Hannah Smith: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Lauryn Hall: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ana-Lei Kalawe
: 5' 10"; Senior

Averiana Mitchell
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Stefania Moysiadi
: 5' 5"; Senior

Asmara Rose
: 5' 1"; Graduate Student

Hannah Smith
: 5' 3"; Sophomore

Lauryn Hall
: Freshman