BALTIMORE, Md. (April 23, 2024)—The Morgan State women's tennis team will begin its quest for the program's third Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) tennis championship and first since 2018, when the fourth-seeded Lady Bears take on host North Carolina Central, the fifth seed, in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 25. First serve is scheduled for 8 a.m. at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
 
Morgan State (5-14, 3-3 MEAC) defeated NCCU (15-1, 3-3 MEAC) in the regular season, 5-2 during the MEAC Round-Up (3/24) to win the head-to-head tiebreaker. The winner of Thursday's match will move on to face No. 1 seed and defending champion South Carolina State on Friday, at 9 a.m. in the semifinals, which will air live on ESPN+.
 
The Lady Bears head into the tournament on a two-match losing skid, having dropped their last two conference matches on the road to Delaware State and Howard.

Prior to the recent losses, Morgan State had gone 5-2, including its last win of the season, a 5-2 non-conference victory on Senior Day against visiting Saint Joseph's (4/16).
 
The Eagles (6-14, 3-3 MEAC) finished the regular season going 2-4 in their last six matches, including a tough 4-3 loss on Senior Day to the top seeded SC State Lady Bulldogs in the finale (4/12).
 
NCCU had two athletes earn All-MEAC honors in Alejandra Hidalgo Vega (first team) and Candice Bernier (second team).  
 
 
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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.