Women's Tennis | 2/10/2015 11:05:00 AM

WASHINGTON, DC --- Over the weekend, the Howard women's tennis team failed to string together a second consecutive victory by dropping a 6-1 decision to James Madison at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation complex.

Howard (1-3) struggled against the Dukes, failing to earn a single victory in played matches. Freshman Sajela Harlow was credited with Howard's lone point at No. 6 Singles with JMU (3-1, 1-0 CAA) playing shorthanded.

Junior Umarah Mughnee played the most competitive match of the day. She managed to win 10 total games at No. 2 Singles in a 7-5, 7-5 loss to JMU's Sarah Khan. Mughnee and fellow junior Stacey Roheman came the closest to earning a win in Doubles as well as the pair lost to the Dukes' duo of Taylor Pinchoff and Dylan Owens at No. 1, 6-4

Singles competition 
1. Nelson, Rachel (JMU) def. ROHEMAN,Stacey (HOWW) 6-3, 6-0
2. Khan, Sarah (JMU) def. MUGHNEE,Umarah (HOWW) 7-5, 7-5
3. Owens, Dylan (JMU) def. BELL,Audra (HOWW) 6-2, 7-6 (10-1)
4. Harris, Rebecca (JMU) def. JOSIAH,Jessica (HOWW) 6-3, 6-2
5. Bradshaw, Emily (JMU) def. OSEI,Maame (HOWW) 7-6 (10-3), 6-0
6. HARLOW,Sajela (HOWW) def. No player (JMU), by default

Doubles competition 
1. Pinchoff, Taylor/Owens, Dylan (JMU) def. ROHEMAN,Stacey/MUGHNEE,Umarah (HOWW) 6-4
2. Khan, Sarah/Harris, Rebecca (JMU) def. JOSIAH,Jessica/OSEI,Maame (HOWW) 6-2
3. Nelson, Rachel/Bradshaw, Emily (JMU) def. BELL,Audra/HARLOW,Sajela (HOWW) 6-3

Match Notes:
James Madison 3-1, 1-0 CAA
Howard University Lady Bison 1-3, 0-0 MEAC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,4,5,3,2,6)