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MEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS MORGAN STATE, 6-1

4/4/2005

The Retrievers captured five of the six singles matches vs. Morgan State in straight sets as the Retrievers defeated the Bears, 6-1 on Friday, April 1. Freshmen Irfan Shamasdin, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Joaquin Turley, and Leif Hollowell, a 6-0, 7-5 victor over Michael Harper have moved up to the #2 and #4 singles slots respectively.

Shamasdin and freshman David Jackson are now forming UMBC’s #1 doubles team and they posted an 8-6 win over Morgan’s Michael Harper and Andre Prince. The freshmen duo is 3-1 at the #1 slot to date. Shamasdin leads the Retrievers with 11 victories this spring, followed by Jackson with 9 and freshman Fernando Ferriera with 8.

UMBC 6, Morgan State 1

Singles: #1 Marcus Ngbea, M, def. James Tyler, UMBC, 6-4, 7-6 (5); #2 Irfan Shamasdin, UMBC def. Joaquin Turley, M, 6-2, 6-2; #3 Fernando Ferriera, UMBC def. Andre Prince, M, 6-4, 7-5; #4 Leif Hollowell, UMBC def. Michael Harper, M, 6-0, 7-5; #5 David Jackson, UMBC def. Matthew Townes, M, 6-0, 2-0, ret. #6 Mehrban Iranshad, UMBC def. Dia Campbell, M, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles: #1 Shamasdin/Jackson, UMBC def. Prince/Harper, M, 8-6; #2 Tyler/Ferriera, UMBC def. Ngbea/Campbell, M, 8-3: #3 Hardja/Gusmao, UMBC def. Turley/Townes, M, 8-5