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Sifa Butcher
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0
N.C. Central NCCU (5-16, 2-4 MEAC)
4
Winner Howard HOWW (10-4, 6-0 MEAC)
N.C. Central NCCU
(5-16, 2-4 MEAC)
0
Final
4
Howard HOWW
(10-4, 6-0 MEAC)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information

Women’s Tennis Reaches MEAC Title Match with Win over Eagles

Bison blank North Carolina Central in semifinal round

CARY, N.C. (April 29, 2022) – Top-seeded Howard University women's tennis team reached the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Title match after blanking No. 5 North Carolina Central (NCCU), 4-0, in the semifinal round.
 
HU improved to 10-4 overall with the victory while NCCU (5-16) saw its 2022 campaign come to an end.
 
Newcomers Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.) led the charge in doubles play, knocking off NCCU's Kennedy Hill and Maria Picazo, 6-3.
 
After taking a 1-0 match lead into singles competition, Butcher clinched the Bison's trip to the final with a straight set victory over Picazo (6-0, 6-1).
 
Saturday (April 30), the Bison face defending MEAC champion No. 3 South Carolina State in the title match. Match time is slated for 9 a.m. at the Cary Tennis Park.
 
HU is seeking its first MEAC women's title since 1995 (sixth overall).
 
Bison Nation can follow all the action on HBCU GO TV. Fans can download the free HBCUGO app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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