UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (February 15, 2025) – Howard University women's tennis team won its second straight match with a shutout victory over crosstown rival UDC (University of District of Columbia) at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Md.
 
HU opened the evening with three wins in doubles competition.
 
Senior Nadia Pegram (Naples, Fla.) and reigning MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year sophomore Imani Jean (Brooklyn, N.Y.) represented Bison Nation in the top spot, knocking off UDC's Desire Parn and Polina Zelentsova, 6-3.
 
Senior Jordan Grayson (Gaithersburg, Md.) and second-year Bison Ava Chambers (Wellington, Fla.) took down the Firebirds' Ceclia Bastin and Claudia Bahamon Lopez, 6-3.
 
Junior Selah Stibbins (Minneapolis) and sophomore Dana Hall (Miami) rolled past UDC's Lina Benjelloun and Nadja Zmukic, 6-1.
 
Jean, Pegram and senior Sifa Butcher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) each won their respective singles contests in straight sets.
 
Next up, Howard (2-3) plays back-to-back matches against Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 21) and Longwood (Feb. 22), respectively.
 
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