PEACHTREE CITY, Ga - Second-seeded Clark Atlanta defeated No. 3 Albany State, 5-0, in Monday's first match at the Peachtree Tennis Center. With the win, the Lady Panthers will advance to face No. 1 Benedict College, who defeated No. 4 Fort Valley State, 5-0. The Lady Panthers earned three doubles win over Albany State. First seed Benedict Lady Tigers advanced to the final round as they swept Fort Valley State, 5-0.
In men's tennis, No. 2 seed Morehouse defeated No. 3 seed Tuskegee, 5-3, in Monday's opening match for men. Tuskegee fought hard as Coles brought home the only win in singles as Sewell, Cole, Hargrove, and Mitchell defeated the Maroon Tigers in doubles.
Final rounds will begin Tuesday, April 17 at 1 p.m.
Day 1 Results
Women's Tennis | April 16 | 1 p.m.
#2 CLARK ATLANTA def. #3 ALBANY STATE, 5-0
SINGLES
- Boyd (ASU) vs. Galloway (CAU), (DNF)
- Beard (ASU) vs. Shugars (CAU), (DNF)
- Eusebio (CAU) def. Ashford (ASU), 6-2, 6-0
- Foston (ASU) vs. Parker (CAU), (DNF)
- Ramdyahn (CAU) def. Davis (ASU), 6-0, 6-0
- Gauthier (ASU) vs. Moutrie (CAU), (DNF)
DOUBLES
- Shugars/Galloway (CAU) def. Boyd/Heard (ASU), 8-1
- Euseio/Parker (CAU) def. Ashton/Foston (ASU), 8-2
- Moultrie/Ramdyahn (CAU) def. Davis/Gauthier (ASU), 8-0
Men's Tennis | April 16 | 1 p.m.
#2 MOREHOUSE def. #3 TUSKEGEE, 5-3
SINGLES
- Samples (MHC) def. Sewell (TU), 6-1, 6-4
- Slade (MHC) def. Hargrove (TU), 6-0, 6-2
- Coles (TU) def. Vreeze (MHC), 6-0, 6-1
- Purgh (MHC) vs. Mitchell (TU), (DNF)
- Littles (MHC) def. Law (TU), 6-0, 6-0
- Meghoo Peddie (MHC) def. Sry (TU), 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES
- Sewell/Coles (TU) def. Samples/Vreeze (MHC), 8-5
- Hargrove/Mitchell (TU) def. Pugh/Littles (MHC), 8-3
- Slade/Meghoo Peddie (MHC) def. Law/Sry (TU), 8-0
Women's Tennis | April 16 | 3 p.m.
#1 BENEDICT def. #4 FORT VALLEY STATE, 5-0
SINGLES
- Nguy (BC) vs. Kelly (FVSU), (DNF)
- Flores (BC) vs. Smith (FVSU), (DNF)
- Izakova (BC) vs. Bridges (FVSU), (DNF)
- Rios (BC) vs. Griffinth (FVSU), (DNF)
- Campbell (BC) def. Davis (FVSU), 6-0, 6-0
- Milow (BC) def. FORFEIT
DOUBLES
- Nguy/Rios (BC) def. Kelly/Smith (FVSU), 8-0
- Flores/Izakova (BC) def. Bridges/Griffinth (FVSU), 8-1
- Campbell/Milow (BC) def. FORFEIT
Men's Tennis | April 16 | 3 p.m.
#1 BENEDICT def. #4 FORT VALLEY STATE, 5-0
SINGLES
- Eloise (BC) vs. Dawson (FVSU), (DNF)
- Ballentyn (BC) vs. Boyd (FVSU), (DNF)
- Mutetwa (BC) vs. Simon (FVSU), (DNF)
- Aleksic (BC) vs. Scoff (FVSU), (DNF)
- Flores (BC) def. McMillon (FVSU), 6-0, 6-0
- Perrin (BC) def. Thurman (FVSU), 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
- Eloise/Aleksic (BC) def. Dawson/Boyd (FVSU), 8-1
- Mutetwa/Ballentyn (BC) def. Simon/McMillon (FVSU), 8-1
- Flores/Perrin (BC) def. Scoff/Thurman (FVSU), 8-0