DURHAM, N.C. – The South Carolina State men's tennis team captured yet another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Regular Season Title with a hard-fought victory over host NC Central 4-3 Saturday (April 13) at the Dr. James W. Younge Courts.
With the regular season coming to and end, NCCU was looking to derail the Bulldogs. Both teams played their final regular season Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matches against each other before wrapping up their non-conference schedules.

SCSU (11-7, 5-0 MEAC) secured two doubles victories for the first point of the match. Novak Novakovic / Mikalai Bankou def. Hidalgo Vega, Hugo / Fortier-Gariepy, Leo at the No.2 doubles spot 6-2, while Gabriel Johnson / Ivan Pauliuchenka def. Cristellotti, Shaka / Artigas, Lucas .

The Bulldogs gained a 2-0 advantage over NC Central after winning at the No. 2 spot with Mikalai Bankou def. Abdul Hakim, Kareem (6-1,6-1); No. 5 spot  Ivan Pauliuchenka def. Cristellotti, Shaka (6-2, 6-3) and  Luka Stefanovic def. Artigas, Lucas (6-0, 6-1) at the No. 6 spot to claim victory.

SCSU secured the top spot in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tennis Championships taking place at the Cary Tennis Park on April 25-27.

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs will close out with regular season play on the road at Radford on Wednesday (April. 17) in Radford, VA in a 2 pm start.
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