March 29, 2006

Complete Results

Hampton, Va. - The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Men's Tennis team was almost shut-out by the Pirates of Hampton University in MEAC action on Tuesday, March 28, 2006.

Hampton won 7-0 and every singles match was decided 6-0, 6-0 except one. That came when Christopher Clarke fell 6-1, 6-0 to M.A. Zorila-Ditoiu. All three doubles teams fell 8-0.

The Hawks return to action on March 31, 2006 as Delaware State travels to Princess Anne, MD. The match will be held at the Hawk Outdoor Tennis Center at 1:00 pm

The following release appears compliments of Hampton University Media Relations.

The Hampton University men's tennis team captured the doubles point and then took all six matches in singles play, shutting down UMES, 7-0 Monday afternoon at the Nelson-Screen Tennis Stadium. With the victory the Pirates improve to 6-9 overall while the Hawks remain winless (0-10).

Hampton came out inspired in doubles play, winning on all three courts to claim the point. The Pirates clinched the point at courts No. 1 and 2, where Seo-Jae Chang and Alin Zorila-Ditoiu downed Kishan Sudusinghe and Christopher Clarke, 8-0 , while Marco Herrera and Gabriel Groh shut out Harold Fowler and Kapila Pilmatalauwe, 8-0.

Once singles play began, Pirate junior Herrera gave Hampton 2-0 advantage in the match when he posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Fowler at No. 3 singles. Next to finish were the No. 2 singles, where Hampton's Ditoiu captured a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Clarke.

In the battle at no. 1 singles , senior Chang recorded his eighth win of the season with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Sudusinghe, while Hudson, Groh, and Lambert were all triumphant at the No. 4, 5, and 6 singles each defeating their opponents 6-0, 6-0.