DOVER, Del. -- The Hampton University men's tennis team defeated the Hornets of Delaware State at the Colonial Tennis Court on Saturday.

The Pirates beat the Hornets 5-1. They are currently 8-5 and 3-0 in MEAC play.

No 1. Nelio Mattos (Ribeirao Preto, Brazil) defeated Delaware State's Christopher Kano 6-3, 6-0, and Kenneth Green (Philadelphia, Pa.) came up short against Brian Gelis 0-6, 6-4, 10-0.

Gellert Varga (Becej, Serbia) won his eighth match in a row beating Milos Velickovic 6-2, 6-0, while Edson Alves (Ribeirao Preto, Brazil) defeated Roman Pitatelev in a close match 6-4, 4-6, 10-7.

Pirates freshman Alvin Fludd (Washington, D.C.) won his eighth game this season by beating Andrew Fillman in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Junior Marcelo Reda (Tremembe, Brazil) received a victory by default.

The Hampton University women's tennis defeated the Lady Hornets 4-2. The Lady Pirates are 7-7 overall and 3-0 in MEAC play.

Hampton's No.1 Jovanna Sangria (Long Beach, Calif.) beat Marina Sicic in straight sets 6-2, 6-1. She leads the team in wins with 11.

Preseason MEAC Player of the Year Na-Hyun Baek (Seoul, Korea) defeated Anna Kovtun 6-0, 6-0. She won her last seven matches.

Maria Ycaza (Guayaquil, Ecuador) lost to Polina Razborova 6-2 6-1, snapping her three-match winning streak. The Lady Hornets followed with another victory when Christina Pires defeated Barenese Myers (Beverly Hills, Calif.) in a close match 6-2, 6-7, 10-7.

Junior Janelle Small (Pickering, Ontario) blanked Sonja Banicevic 6-0, 6-0, while Tabita Daolio (Centro Campinas, Brazil) received a win by default.

The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they travel to Washington, D.C. to face the Bison of Howard University. For more information on Hampton University tennis, please call Derrick Coles, Assistant Sports Information Director, at (757) 727-5906, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.