BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Hampton University men's tennis team opened a four-match road swing on Friday knocking off Coppin State 5-2 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern Division matchup at Twin Lakes Tennis Center.
Hampton (4-4, 2-0) won the first two doubles matches to clinch the doubles point.Â
Juan Araoz and
Matthew Foster-Estwick won at line #1 6-0 over Zaipo Oula and Andre Sturniolo and winning at line #2 was
Charles Hudson and
Fedor Shirin 6-4 over Christian Duchnak and Gabriel Franca.
In singles, Hampton won the first four matches to lock up the match. Araoz won at line #1 over Franca and Shirin at line #2 over Oula both by 6-0, 6-0 counts. Hudson won at #3 over Duchnak 6-2, 6-3 and
Peter Odegbami won at line #4 over Anders Diaz 6-0, 6-1.
Hampton stays in Baltimore to face Morgan State on Saturday in another MEAC Northern Division matchup.
For more information on Hampton University men's tennis, please contact the Office of Sports Information at 757-727-5906 or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
