Bel Air, Md. – Harford competed in its first home math of the 2019 season, falling to the Coppin State Eagles, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at Harford Community College.

Harford drops to 0-6 on the season, while the Eagles move to 1-2.

Coppin State (CSU) 5, Harford 2

Singles Competition
1.       Maria Rey (HCC) def. Tinashe Gwaze (CSU), 6-1, 6-2
2.       Brittanie Cahua (CSU) def. Noemi Aguirre (HCC), 6-1, 6-0
3.       Shariah Dunwell (CSU) def. Paula Martinez (HCC) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
4.       Sofia Samra (HCC) def. Olivia Wallace (CSU), 6-1, 6-1
5.       Precious Udofe (CSU) def. Faith Hill (HCC) 6-1, 6-1
6.       Ajla Hrnjic (CSU) def. Kelly Hudak (HCC) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles Competition
1.       Gwaze/Cahua (CSU) def. Rey/Aguirre (HCC), 6-3
2.       Martinez/Samra (HCC) def. Wallace/Hrnjic (CSU), 6-4
3.       Udofe/Dunwell (CSU) def. Hill/Lopez (HCC), 6-0

How it Happened
Some backhanded tactics were employed by the Eagles, who moved several players out of their normal spots in singles action in an attempt to claim wins. It nearly backfired, as Paula Martinez and Kelly Hudak nearly claimed victories in No. 3 and No. 6 singles to give Harford its first victory of the year.

After CSU claimed the doubles point, Maria Rey and Sofia Samra rebounded with quick wins in singles action.Rey took down CSU's No. 1 (6-1, 6-2), while Samra moved aside the Eagles' Olivia Wallace in No. 4 singles (6-1, 6-1). 

Up Next
Harford takes a week off before heading back to the Nation's Capital for a meeting with The Catholic University of America.