SALISBURY, Md.  – The Bowie State University women's tennis team picked up a non-conference victory on Wednesday (4/6) afternoon, downing the University of Maryland Eastern Shore by a final score of 8-1. The win improves the Lady Bulldogs season mark to 5-3 overall while UMES dips to 0-7 on the season.
 
In doubles competition, senior Amber Peters (Lanham, Md.) and sophomore Dainese Smothers (Washington, D.C.) dropped a tough 8-6 decision at No. 1. Bowie State bounced back at No. 2 doubles, as freshman Sharaya Dunwell (Silver Spring, Md.) along with senior Antonique Johnson (Laurel, Md.) cruised to an 8-2 decision. The Lady Bulldogs combo of senior Rahwa Habtemariam (Lanham, Md.) and freshman Madeleine Ndema (Lanham, Md.) shutout the opposing by a score of 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
 
Bowie State's Peters defeated UMES' Melequa King 8-4 at No. 1 singles and Smothers blanked Alese Brown 8-0 at No. 2. BSU's Dunwell knocked off DaTonya Price 8-1 at No. 3 singles.  Johnson and Ndema claimed identical 8-0 victories at No. 4 and 5 singles and sophomore Selena Slaughter (Hyattsville, Md.) won her No. 6 singles match over Tearraney Peak by a score of 8-3.
 
The Lady Bulldogs return to the court on Saturday (4/9), hosting Virginia State at 12 p.m.