WASHINGTON D.C. (February 13, 2025) - Howard University men's & women's tennis teams gear up for their weekend matchups at the WTEF (Washington Tennis & Education Foundation's) East Capitol Campus.
 
First, the women's team plays the Villanova Wildcats Friday (Feb. 14) at 12:30 p.m., followed by both teams playing the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Saturday (Feb. 15) at 12:30 p.m.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEWS
 
HOWARD WOMEN
 
Second-year Bison Ava Chambers (Wellington, Fla.) and Imani Jean (Brooklyn, N.Y.) looks to lead the team through the back-to-back homestand.
 
Entering this season, HU was projected to finish second in league behind reigning league champion South Carolina State (SCSU). The program returns all 10 student-athletes, including five All-MEAC selections.
 
HOWARD MEN
 
The team looks to build on the hard-fought effort they put up last week and carry it into this week's matchup.
 
The program returns five Bison from a year ago, led by All-MEAC selections Marcel Dawson (Columbus, Ga.) and Michael Major, Jr. (Nassau, Bahamas).
 
VILLANOVA WOMEN
 
The Wildcats look to bounce back from their 4-3 loss to Navy (Feb. 9). This will be their second match of a back-to-back, following their meeting with Drexel in Philadelphia.
 
UDC WOMEN
 
The Firebirds come into this matchup after a long hiatus with Friday's showdown being the first contest of the spring season.
 
They finished their fall season 6-3, led by two top ranked players in the region, Polina Zelenstova (6^th) and Desire Parn (13^th).
 
UDC MEN
 
The men's team also comes into their matchup not having played since the fall season.
 
They ended their fall season, 1-1, and come into the spring season ranked third in the East Coast Conference.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
On Feb. 8, the women's team looks to bounce back from a loss against the Maryland Terrapins, 7-0, in College Park, Md.
 
The men's team fell to 1-3 after a hard-fought loss at Delaware (Feb. 1), 7-0.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Following these matchups, the women's team will play back-to-back matches against Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 21) and Longwood (Feb. 22), respectively.
 
The men's team will play Mount St. Mary's Friday (Feb. 21) before an eight-day break between matches.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.