CARY, N.C. (April 27, 2023)--Morgan State's women's tennis season came to an end Thursday morning, following a 4-1 defeat to Beltway rival Howard, in a quarterfinal match in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championships at Cary Tennis Park.
 
The fourth-seeded Bison (8-10) advance to Friday's MEAC semifinal round where they will face top-seed South Carolina State at 9 a.m.
 
Howard would win four of the five completed matches on Thursday to claim the victory.
 
Morgan State (8-12) got its lone win on the day from All-MEAC second team selection Hannah Smith. The sophomore bounced back to defeat Howard's Selah Stibbins, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in a No. 2 singles contest.
 
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 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.