Washington, D.C. – The Hampton University Tennis team split its MEAC conference match against Howard University this past weekend in Washington, D.C.

The Pirates (4-8) claimed an early point by picking up the doubles action point. Park Wan-Young (Daeduk-Gu, Daejeon) and Advait Kirtane (Toronto, Ontario) defeated Mitchell and Davis 9-7 in No. 1 doubles action. Alvin Fludd (Suitland, MD) and Kenneth Greene (Philadelphia, PA) defeated Sorrell and Kendall 8-1 in No. 3 doubles. At No.2 doubles Dzakovic and Burns took down Lakshmana Satchithananthan (Toronto, Ontario) and Joshua McQueen (Miramar, Fl) 5-7.

In singles action, Fludd defeated Mitchell 6-2 6-4, while Park defeated Davis in three sets 6-0 0-6 6-2. Advait Kirtane put away the match for the Pirates, taking down Dzakovic 6-3 6-2, to give the Pirates a 4-0 team win.

In the Lady Pirates doubles, Melanie Scott (Gardena, CA) and Danielle Butler (Hawthorne, CA) dropped their match 4-7 to Stokes and Johnson in No.1 doubles position. Howard gained the one point advantage by defeating Tabita Daolio (Centro Campinas, Brazil) and Daneya Charles (Kingstown, St. Vincent) 1-8 at No. 2 doubles.

In singles action, Stokes defeated Melanie Scott 1-6 0-6 at No. 1 position, while Mughnee defeated Daolio 0-6 2-6 at the No. 2 position. At No. 3 position Butler dropped her match against Roheman 2-6 2-6. Howards took the top three singles to win the match defeating Hampton 4-0. At No. 1 position

The Pirates will return to action when they face Maryland E. Shore on April 5th 2013 at the Neilson-Screen Stadium on the campus of Hampton University. 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.