Washington, DC (February 3, 2019) - The Howard University men's tennis team dropped its season opener, 6-1, to Mount St. Mary yesterday.

Roger Lyn and Karim Shokeir picked up a doubles victory in the first flight. Lyn scored the Bison's only singles win in the number one flight.

With the loss, Howard begins the season 0-1 while Mount St. Mary's improves to 1-3.

Lyn and Shokeir topped the Mountaineers' Alonso Garcia and Gabriel Santos, 7-6. The Bison dropped the doubles point after Cole Gittens and Sagar Raju were defeated by Jean Armstrong and Evan Hines, 6-2, in the second flight. In flight three, Kyle Martin and Devaughn Blackburn fell to Chris Lindsey and Parth Sharma, 6-4.

In the singles competition, Lyn's 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over Sharma contributed to the Bison avoiding a shutout by the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers prevailed in the remaining singles flights.

Howard men's tennis team continued its weekend matches with a Sunday contest against Navy.  

RESULTS

Mount St. Mary's 6, Howard 1

Singles competition
1. Roger Lyn (Howard) def. Parth Sharma (MSMM), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
2. Alonso Garcia (MSMM) def. Cole Gittens (Howard), 6-2, 6-1
3. Gabriel Santos (MSMM) def. Karim Shokeir (Howard), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Jean Armstrong (MSMM) def. Kyle Martin (Howard), 6-7, 6-3, 6-4
5. Chris Lindsey (MSMM) def. Sagar Raju (Howard), 6-2, 6-4
6. Evan Hine (MSMM) def. Devaughn Blackburn (Howard), 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: (2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4)

Doubles competition
1. Roger Lyn/Karim Shokeir (Howard) def. Alonso Garcia/Gabriel Santos (MSMM), 7-6 (11-9)
2. Jean Armstrong/Evan Hine (MSMM) def. Cole Gittens/Sagar Raju (Howard), 6-2
3. Chris Lindsey/Parth Sharma (MSMM) def. Kyle Martin/Devaughn Blackburn (Howard), 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1)

About Howard University Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent six conferences: the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAS) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference. Visit www.hubison.com to learn more.