Bison Topped by Longwood
FARMVILLE, VA – The Howard Univ. men's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 6-1 loss to the Longwood Lancers on Sat. April 9.
The lone victory for the Bison came at No. 6 singles when Tonique Merrell pounded Hunter Barnes 6-0, 6-3. Christopher Brown and Devard Wharton put up a fight at No. 1 doubles, but were edged 8-6 by Marc Ferrigno and Jimmy Davis.
The Bison finish with a 5-10 overall record and will compete in the MEAC Championship Tournament beginning April 15.
RESULTS
Longwood def. Howard 6-1
April 9, 2011
Singles
1. Nobu Tanaka (LW) def. Chris Brown (HOW) 6-1, 6-1
2. Marc Ferrigno (LW) def. Omar Haloui (HOW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Crescente Lesser (LW) def. Devard Wharton (HOW) 6-2, 6-2
4. Jimmy Davis (LW) def. George Diggs (HOW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Edward Becker (LW) def. Eric Charous (HOW) 6-3, 6-3
6. Tonique Merrell (HOW) def. Hunter Barnes (LW) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
1. Ferrigno/Davis (LW) def. Brown/Wharton (HOW) 8-6
2. Tanaka/Lesser (LW) def. Haloui/Diggs (HOW) 8-1
3. Milo Barajas-Alexander/Becker (LW) def. Merrell/Charous (HOW) 8-7 (4)