The women’s tennis team at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore lost 6-0 and 9-0 on Friday, April 15 in matches against Temple and Penn State-Abington, respectively.
The men’s tennis team took a loss too, but received it without stepping on the court.
UMES has cancelled the men’s tennis season for the remainder of the 2016 season due to circumstances which left the program unable to suit up enough student athletes to compete per NCAA bylaw 20.9.6.3.
“We lost a number of student athletes to retention, attrition and injury,” said Keith Davidson, UMES athletic director. “The decision was made with a heavy heart and only after knowing that we had exhausted all other options. This was a blow to those student athletes who put in the hard work prepared to compete this season.”
The Hawks did not compete in any of the 10 scheduled men’s tennis matches through March 21 because of low numbers and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was notified on March 24 that the entire season would be lost.
