NORFOLK, Va. (March 24, 2018) – Howard University Men's Tennis team dominated in doubles play but were unable to duplicate its performance in singles competition as they lost to rival Hampton, 4-1, at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University.
 
In doubles play, junior Karim Shokeir and sophomore Sagar Raju served as the squad's top doubles team where they defeated Hampton's Peter Odegbami and Fedor Shirin, 6-3.
 
Sophomore Cole Gittens and freshman Roger Lyn put the Bison ahead after doubles competition, edging out the Pirates' Matt Foster-Estwick and Fernando Fernandes, 7-5.
 
In singles competition, Hampton took control and won four singles matches to down HU, 4-1.
 
HU men host a pair of contests at the Banneker Recreation Center.
 
Thursday (March 29), Howard takes on Duquesne in nonconference play. First serve at 1 p.m.
 
Saturday (March 31), HU squares off against Norfolk State in league play. The action begins 1 p.m.
 
Howard vs. Hampton
March 24, 2018 at Norfolk, Va. (Folkes-Stevens)
 
Hampton 4, Howard 1
 
SINGLES COMPETITION
 
1. FOSTER-ESTWICK, Matt (HAM-M) def. LYN,Roger (HOWM) 7-5, 6-3
2. VAN GEERKE, Davy (HAM-M) def. GITTENS,Cole (HOWM) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. FERNANDES, Fernando (HAM-M) def. SHOKEIR,Karim (HOWM) 6-2, 6-4
4. ODEGBAMI, Peter (HAM-M) vs. RAJU,Sagar (HOWM) 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
5. SHIRIN, Fedor (HAM-M) vs. MARTIN,Kyle (HOWM) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
6. HUDSON, Charles (HAM-M) def. TYUS,Benjamin (HOWM) 6-1, 6-0
 
DOUBLES COMPETITION
 
1. SHOKEIR,Karim/RAJU,Sagar (HOWM) def. ODEGBAMI, Peter/SHIRIN, Fedor (HAM-M) 6-3
2. LYN,Roger/GITTENS,Cole (HOWM) def. FOSTER-ESTWICK, Matt/FERNANDES, Fernando (HAM-M) 7-5
3. HUDSON, Charles/VAN GEERKE, Davy (HAM-M) def. MARTIN,Kyle/TYUS,Benjamin (HOWM) 6-1
 
MATCH NOTES
 
Howard: 0-9 (0-1 MEAC)
Hampton: 1-7 (1-0 MEAC)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,1,2)
 
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