BALTIMORE, Md. – The Hampton University men's & women's tennis teams defeated the Coppin State Eagles 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Lady Pirates opened up In doubles action, Scott and Butler defeated Milo and Taylor 8-1 in the No. 1 spot. The No.3 position was defaulted by Coppin due to a short-handed lineup. 

In singles action, Sophomore Melanie Scott (Gardena, CA) won her match against Katherine Chisolm 7-6, 6-0 at No.1 position, while Senior Tabita Daolio (Centro Campinas, Brazil) defeated Ashley Milo 6-2 6-1 in theNo. 2 position.

The Lady Pirates closed out their match with a win by Junior Danielle Butler (Hawthorne, CA) over Miranda Taylor 6-2 6-0 in the No.3 position.

On the men's side, the Pirates won at the number one and two doubles positions. Park and Kirtane defeated Krylchuk and Nino 8-3, while McQueen and Fludd (Suitland, MD) defeated Thomas and Peyton 8-6.

In singles, Park Wan-Young (Daeduk-Gu, Daejeon) defeated Daniel Nino 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Advait Kirtane (Toronto, Ontario) took care of Roderick Peyton 6-2, 6-0. Freshman Joshua McQueen (Miramar, Fl) closed out the competition for the Pirates defeating Reginald Robinson in a tough 3 sets, winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The Pirates will return to action when they head to Durham, NC. on March 23 to face North Carolina Central. For more information on Hampton University tennis, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.