NORFOLK, Va.,—Perennial power and defending MEAC Champion South Carolina State fell short of claiming their second straight title, 4-2 to Morgan State Saturday at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center.
 
It marked the Bears' first-ever MEAC title in men's tennis.
 
In singles the Bulldogs earned victories, Aleska Daskalovic at No. 2 singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kharchev to give the Bulldogs their first point of the match.
 
South Carolina State closed out the season at 10-13 overall, 4-0 in MEAC play.
 
Morgan State earned the MEAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, the field for which will be unveiled on NCAA.com on Monday at 6 p.m. EST.
 
For more information on South Carolina State Athletics visit www.scsuathletics.com or or call the Office of Athletic Media Relations at (803) 536-7060.
  
 2019 MEAC Men's Tennis All-Tournament Team
Singles
1: Victor Bravo, Bethune-Cookman
2: Aleska Daskalovic, South Carolina State
3: Nihit Rawal, Morgan State
4: Oguzhan Ceylan, Morgan State
5: Gerardo Bontifacio, South Carolina State
6: Shrey Gupta, Morgan State
 
Doubles
1: Juan Ramirez/Marcelo Rodriguez, South Carolina State
2: Serhii Kharchev/Arjun Ramakrishnan, Morgan State
3: Oguzhan Ceylan/Nihit Rawal, Morgan State
 
Outstanding Performer: Nihit Rawal, Morgan State
Outstanding Coach: Matthew Townes, Morgan State