BALTIMORE, Md. (March 7, 2026)--The Morgan State women's tennis team returned to the courts for the first time in two weeks on Saturday and ended a two-match losing skid with two home wins on the day. The Lady Bears defeated Frostburg State 6-1 in the morning at Lake Clifton Courts then earned a 4-0 victory that evening against Mount St. Mary's at Twin Lakes Racquet Club.
 
Morgan State improved to 4-5 on the season with the wins, while Frostburg State dropped to 3-5 and Mount St. Mary's fell to 2-7.
 
The visiting Bobcats claimed the doubles point, following wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles to jump out to a 1-0 advantage. Morgan State countered by winning all six singles contests for the 6-1 victory.
 
In the second match of the day, the host Lady Bears earned victories at No. 2 and No. 3 singles to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead. Morgan State then claimed the first three singles positions to win the match, 4-0.
 
Amira Bargaoui earned a straight sets victory over the Mountaineers' Emma Perkins 7-5, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot. Julia Jeffrey held off Eirini Tsakiri 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 at No. 2 singles and Marta Serra Carles also needed three sets, as she bounced back to win her No. 3 singles match over Venus Tang 1-6, 6-2, 6-0.
 
Next Up: The Lady Bears will be off until March 17, when Morgan State takes on Fairleigh Dickinson in Orlando, Fla. at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Center.
 
Morgan State 6, Frostburg State 1
      
How It Happened
Doubles
No. 1 – Julia Ramos/Alyssa Kush (FSU) d. Lauryn Hall/Marta Serra Carles 7-6
No. 2 – Damla Arslan/Tyler Williams (MSU) d. Ximena Ku/Patricia Castejon 6-3
No. 3 – Claudia Coombes/Ella Troxell (FSU) d. Amira Bargaoui/Roua Limem 6-7
 
Singles
No. 1 – Julia Jeffrey (MSU) d. Julia Ramos 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 – Amira Bargaoui (MSU) d. Ximena Ku 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Damla Arslan (MSU) d. Patricia Castejon 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 – Tyler Williams (MSU) d. Alyssa Kush 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 – Roua Limem (MSU) d. Ella Troxell 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Lauryn Hall (MSU) d. Claudia Coombs 6-3, 6-0