BOWIE, Md. – Virginia State University spoiled the Bowie State University women's tennis regular season finale, rolling to 9-0 shutout of the Lady Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon. BSU's lone senior
Channae Manning (Lanham, Md.) was honored in a special pre-match ceremony.
SENIOR DAY PRESENTATION PHOTOS The beautiful Sunday afternoon match began with doubles action. At No. 1 doubles, Bowie State junior
Amber Peters (Lanham, Md.) and freshman
Dainese Smothers (Washington, D.C.) were beaten by the VSU tandem of Zaire Simmons and Monet Graves by a score of 8-1. Bowie State juniors
Antonique Johnson (Laurel, Md.) and
Rahwa Habtemariam (Lanham, Md.) played tough at No. 2 doubles before falling short by an 8-3 decision. Virginia State's Sharmane Tonkins and Tamisha Richardson blanked the Lady Bulldogs duo of Manning and sophomore
Selena Slaughter (Hyattsville. Md.) by a score of 8-0.
Peters lost 6-1, 6-3 to Simmons at No. 1 singles and Smothers was topped 6-0, 6-4 at No.2 singles by Graves. Johnson dropped a 6-1, 6-3 decision at No. 3 singles to VSU's Harry while Tonkins defeated BSU's Manning 6-2, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Bowie State's Habtemariam lost 6-0, 6-2 to Thomas at No. 5 singles play and Richardson cruised 6-0, 6-0 over Slaughter at the No. 6.
The Lady Bulldogs end the regular season with a 6-8 overall mark, 6-7 in the CIAA and 4-4 with the division. Bowie State's next date of competition will take place Wednesday, April 15th at the conference championships in Charlotte, N.C.
