RICHMOND, Va. – Bowie State University women’s tennis earned their third sweep of the season after defeating Fayetteville State University 9-0 at Battery Park. The win improves the Lady Bulldogs record to 5-6 overall and 5-6 in conference play.
Sophomore Amber Peters (Lanham, Md.) defeated Fayetteville State’s Samantha Ledbetter 6-4 and 6-2 at No. 1 Singles. Bowie State senior Iyabode Sodipo (Baltimore, Md.) claimed victory at No. 2 Singles beating Selena Cox 6-1 and 7-5. Lady Bulldogs’ sophomore Antonique Johnson (Laurel, Md.) cruised to a 6-1 and 6-2 win over FSU’s Vanaysha Graham at No. 3 Singles.
The No. 4 and 5 Singles results were identical scores of 6-0 and 6-1 with BSU’s Channae Manning (Lanham, Md.) and Briana Burke (Boston, Mass.) earning the win respectively.
Bowie State sophomore Rahwa Habtemariam (Lanham, Md.) won her No. 6 Single match defeating Fayetteville State’s Farrah Richardson 6-3 and 6-1.
In doubles play, the Lady Bulldogs captured an 8-4 victory at No. 1 featured BSU’s Peters and Johnson against Ledbetter and Cox. The Bowie State combo of Sodipo and Manning won their No. 2 Doubles match by a score of 8-6 and the Burke/Habtemariam duo sailed to an 8-2 victory at No. 3 Doubles.
The Lady Bulldogs return to the court on Wednesday (4/9) hosting the Lady Panthers of Virginia Union at 1 pm.
BOWIE STATE LADY BULLDOGS TENNIS 2014
Fayetteville St. vs Bowie State (Apr 6, 2014)
Fayetteville St. vs Bowie State (Apr 6, 2014)
Bowie State 9, Fayetteville St. 0
Apr 6, 2014 at Richmond, VA
Apr 6, 2014 at Richmond, VA
Singles competition
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1. PETERS,Amber (BSU-W) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha (FSU) 6-4, 6-2
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2. SODIPO,Iyabode (BSU-W) def. COX,Selena (FSU) 6-1, 7-5
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3. JOHNSON,Antonique (BSU-W) def. GRAHAM,Vanaysha (FSU) 6-1, 6-2
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4. MANNING,Channae (BSU-W) def. WORRIAX,Laura (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
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5. BURKE, Brianna (BSU-W) def. FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU) 6-0, 6-1
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6. HABTEMARIAM,Rahwa (BSU-W) def. RICHARDSON,Farrah (FSU) 6-3, 6-1
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Doubles competition
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1. PETERS,Amber/JOHNSON,Antonique (BSU-W) def. LEDBETTER,Samantha/COX,Selena (FSU) 8-4
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2. SODIPO,Iyabode/MANNING,Channae (BSU-W) def. WORRIAX,Laura/FOSTER,Taheiya (FSU) 8-6
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3. BURKE, Brianna/HABTEMARIAM,Rahwa (BSU-W) def. GRAHAM,Vanaysha/RICHARDSON,
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Match Notes
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Bowie State 5-6
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