HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University Women's tennis team fell to Delaware State 4-0 this past Sunday at the Neilson-Screen Tennis Stadium.

The match opened up with doubles competition. At No.1 doubles Maja Banas and Marina Sicic dropped Danielle Butler (Hawthorne, CA) and Melanie Scott (Gardena, CA) 8-0, while Vanja Andonova and Brittany Marshall defeated Tabita Daolio (Centro Campinas, Brazil) and Daneya Charles (Kingstown, St. Vincent) 8-0 at the No.2 position.

Due to a short-handed lineup, Hampton defaulted its No.3 position doubles as well as forfeited its No.4 position singles.

In singles action, Danielle Butler fell to Ksenia Kozlova 6-1 6-0 at the No.3 position and Brttany Marshall defeated Fionna Davis (Suffolk, VA) at the No.6 position.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action at home on Thursday March 7th, when they take on Niagara University at 1 p.m. 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.