BETHLEHEM, Pa. (February 12, 2023) – Howard University women's tennis team came up short against Lehigh, 4-3, in Bethlehem, Pa.
HU (0-2) took the early match lead after winning two-out-of-three doubles matches.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year
Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.) and reigning league Rooke of the Week
Selah Stibbins (Minneapolis) defeated Lehigh's Allyce Gaborik and Junmoke James, 6-4.
Senior
Yemisi Ifederu (London, England) and second-year Bison
Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) took down the Mountain Hawks' Bella Peters and Hamsa Javagal, 6-4.
In singles play, Butch and Stibbins won their respective contests in straight sets.
Ifederu and fellow classmate
Alexandra Blackwell (Austin, Texas) dropped tough, three set bouts.
Next weekend (Feb. 17-19), HU hosts multiple contests at the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's East Capitol Campus in Southeast D.C.
On Feb. 17, the women face John Hopkins. The next day (Feb. 18), the Bison meet Villanova.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
