MEAC ANNOUNCES ITS 2010 TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS SEEDINGS Sahar Abdur-Rashid 04/07/10 South Carolina State, Howard, Florida A&M and Hampton Named Divisional Champions VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., April 7, 2010- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today the seedings for the 2010 MEAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships, April 16-18, at the Millbrook Tennis Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The five-time reigning MEAC champion South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs captured the southern divisional title with a sweep of its divisional counterparts to clinch the number one seed. They concluded the regular season with a 4-0 record in conference play and were 11-4 overall. Howard finished atop the northern divisional standings to earn the top seed and divisional title. The Lady Bison tallied a perfect 5-0 conference mark and 12-3 record en route to their first MEAC divisional title. On the men’s side, the Florida A&M Rattlers captured the divisional title and top seed in the south with an unblemished 3-0 conference mark. The Rattlers, winners of seven MEAC men’s titles, will vie for their first championship title since 2000. Hampton concluded conference play with a 5-0 record en route to their second straight northern divisional title. The Pirates (10-5) were 6-1 in their last seven matches and 4-0 against MEAC opponents. Only the top four teams in each division are eligible to compete for the conference title. Coppin State and Maryland Eastern Shore men’s and women’s teams along with Norfolk State’s women’s team have been eliminated from tournament play based on their conference finish. The MEAC Tennis Championships begin on Friday, April 16 at 8:30 a.m. Tennis action continues on Saturday with semifinal play beginning 8:30 a.m. for the women and noon for the men. The championships will conclude on Sunday, April 18 beginning at 9 a.m. with the women’s championship final. The men’s championship final will follow at 11:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. MEAC Women’s Tennis Northern Division MEAC Overall #1 Howard 5-0 12-3 #2 Hampton 4-1 8-8 #3 Delaware State 3-2 3-4 #4 Morgan State 2-3 5-12 Southern Division MEAC Overall #1 South Carolina State 4-0 11-4 #2 Florida A&M 3-1 8-6 #3 Bethune-Cookman 2-2 10-8 #4 North Carolina A&T 1-3 2-13 MEAC Men’s Tennis Northern Division MEAC Overall #1 Hampton 5-0 10-5 #2 Howard 4-1 4-10 #3 Morgan State 3-2 6-10 #4 Delaware State 2-3 2-6 Southern Division MEAC Overall #1 Florida A&M 3-0 9-14 #2 South Carolina State 2-1 9-10 #3 Bethune-Cookman 1-2 5-15 #4 Norfolk State 0-3 3-14