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Imani Jean
Steven Worthy
4
Winner Howard HOWW (6-8, 1-1 MEAC)
3
N.C. Central NCCU-WT (4-11, 1-1 MEAC)
Winner
Howard HOWW
(6-8, 1-1 MEAC)
4
Final
3
N.C. Central NCCU-WT
(4-11, 1-1 MEAC)

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

Women’s Tennis Edges Out North Carolina Central

Bison pickup first MEAC win of the season

CARY, N.C. (March 23, 2024) – Howard University women's tennis team picked up its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) win of the season, edging out North Carolina Central (NCCU), 4-3, at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
 
HU (6-8, 1-1 MEAC) grabbed the upper hand early on, winning two-out-of-three in doubles play.
 
Junior Nadia Pegram (Naples, Fla.) and newcomer Imani Jean (Brooklyn, N.Y.) served as the squad's No. 1 doubles team, cruising past NCCU's Lafi Joao and Jade Houston, 6-2.
 
Junior Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.) and sophomore Selah Stibbins (Minneapolis) won their third consecutive doubles match, knocking off North Carolina Central's Patricia Palencia and Candice Bernier, 7-5.
 
In singles competition, third-year Bison Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) competed in the top slot where she defeated the Eagles' Alejandra Hidalgo in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-3).
 
Jean won the first set, 6-1, before Joao retired.
 
Pegram secured her 10th straight singles win, topping Palencia in consecutive sets (6-1, 6-4).
 
Sunday (March 24), Howard concludes the MEAC Round Up against Norfolk State. First serve is set for noon.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.
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