PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 21, 2026)--The Morgan State women's tennis dropped a hard fought 4-0 decision to Temple on Saturday night at Legacy Tennis Center.
 
The win was the third in a row for Temple (4-4), while Morgan State dropped its second in a row and fell to 2-5.
 
The Owls held off Morgan State in doubles play, claiming two of the three matches to take a 1-0 lead. The Lady Bears' pair of Lauryn Hall and Marta Serra Carles won their No. 1 doubles contest 7-6 (6-0).
 
Morgan State would lose three of the six singles matches played to the Owls for the final score.
 
Next Up: The Lady Bears will prepare for its 2026 home opener on Saturday, March 7 when they host Mount St. Mary's (MD) at 9 a.m., before facing Frostburg State at 2 p.m.
 
      
How It Happened
Doubles
No. 1 – Lauryn Hall/Marta Serra Carles (MSU) d. Thamara Kawarata/Maria Martinez 7-6 (6-0)
No. 2 – Irmak Ozturk/Tianni Zhou (Temple) d. Angelina Joau/Roua Limem 6-1
No. 3 – Marianthi Christoforidou/Yasmin Costa (Temple) d. Damla Arslan/Tyler Williams 7-6 (2-0
 
Singles
No. 1 – Irmak Ozturk (Temple) d. Amira Bargaoui 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 – Marianthi Christoforidou (Temple) d. Julia Jeffrey 7-5, 6-2
No. 3 – Thamara Kawaratani Frasser (Temple) d. Damla Arslan 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Yasmin Costa (Temple) vs. Marta Serra Carles unfinished
No. 5 – Tianni Zhou (Temple) vs. Lauryn Hall unfinished
No. 6 – Nina Andreoni (Temple) vs. Tyler Williams unfinished


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