CARY, N.C., April 24, 2025 - The top two seeds in the 2025 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Women's Tennis Tournament, No. 1 South Carolina State and No. 2 North Carolina Central, advance to Saturday's championship match at Cary Tennis Park on April 25, 2025. First serve is set for 9 A.M. broadcasting live on ESPN+.

No. 1 South Carolina State (SCSU) defeated No. 4 Norfolk State (NSU), 4-0, while No. 2 North Carolina Central University (NCCU) secured a 4-2 victory over No. 6 Morgan State University (MSU) stamping their place in the championship match. 

Match 6: No. 1 South Carolina State def. No. 4 Norfolk State (W) | 4-0 
The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs showcased their dominance with a commanding 4-0 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans to appear in their sixth consecutive MEAC championship match.  

The Lady Bulldogs secured the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. Sofya Chursina and Hind Semlali (SCSU) defeated Angelina Maniawska and Irina Iurea (NSU) 6-0 at No. 1 doubles to give the Lady Bulldogs the initial advantage. 

Norfolk State's Caroline Nicholls and Yuliya Yurkova won the No. 3 doubles match against Ashikha Amalnathan and Valeria Teran (6-4) to even things up as only No. 2 doubles remained.  

S.C. State's Nalanda Teixeira de Silva and Teodora Vujicic edged out Sofiya Tsitavets and Ines Sabadie 7-5 at No. 2 doubles to secure the doubles point for the Lady Bulldogs who entered singles action up 1-0 on the scoreboard. 

South Carolina State continued their strong performance in singles play as Nalanda Teixeira de Silva dominated Ines Sabadie 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles to give S.C. State a 2-0 lead. 

Sofya Chursina was the next Lady Bulldog to claim a point for her team defeating Sofiya Tsitavets 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. 

Hind Semlali clinched the match for S.C. State upending Yuliya Yurkova in a tiebreaker 6-1, 7-6 [7-5] at No. 2 singles. 

The remaining singles matches were unfinished, as the Lady Bulldogs had already clinched the overall victory.  

With the win, South Carolina State advanced to their sixth consecutive MEAC Championship match where they will face No. 2 North Carolina Central.