DOVER, Del. (April 2, 2023) – Howard University women's tennis team outlasted Delaware State (DSU), 4-3, in an intense Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown in Dover, Del.
With the win, HU (5-9, 2-2 MEAC) extended its win streak to a season-best three games while giving the Lady Hornets their first home loss (4-1) and conference setback of the season (3-1).
Howard took an early match lead, 1-0, after winning two doubles matches. Sophomore
Nadia Pegram (Naples, Fla.) and rookie
Selah Stibbins (Minneapolis) served as the club's top doubles team, defeating DSU's Daria Jula and Klaudija Lisovska, 6-3.
Pegram, Stibbins and senior
Emnet Simunyola (Lorton, Va.) picked up big singles wins to down the Lady Hornets.
Sophomores
Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) and
Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.) won their doubles match, 7-6, but fell in their respective singles contests in three sets.
On April 7, both teams square off against MEAC rival Morgan State in Baltimore. Match time starts at 4 p.m.
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www.HUBison.com.
