TOWSON, Md.- The Towson University Tigers tennis team closes out regular season play with two matches this week. On Friday, the Tigers travel up to Philadelphia to play Drexel in Towson's final CAA match of the season. The Tigers will close out the regular season at the Tiger Tennis Complex on Saturday against Delaware State at 1 p.m.

Records
Towson: 6-8, 2-6 CAA
Drexel: 10-7, 2-2 CAA
Delaware State: 9-5, 3-2 MEAC                                                                                                                            

Seeing Double
The duo of Lea Kosanovic and Chandrè Boshoff were selected as the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Women's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. The is Towson's first doubles team of the week honor since 2022 when Themis Haliou and Kosanovic won the award. The duo went 2-0 at the No.1 flight this week. They started off with a 6-3 victory against William & Mary's Yu Chen & Emma Fernald. The pair followed up with a 7-5 victory over the Mount's Sofia Kostirko & Riya Mathur, fighting back from three set points.                                                                                 
 
Home Sweet Home
The Tigers wrap up the 2024 season with a stretch of home matches. Towson will play seven of its last nine matches at the Tiger Tennis Complex, which include three CAA matches. The Tigers started a five match homestand on Saturday with William & Mary and concluding with Hampton on April 15^th. The Black and Gold are currently 2-3, picking up 5-2 win against Mount St. Mary's and a 4-1 win against George Mason.                           
                                                                                                                                                       
New Faces
The Black & Gold welcome three new players for this upcoming season with two freshmen and one senior transfer. Ashira Murray comes to Towson after playing across the pond in England, while Chandrè Boshoff comes over from South Africa. Mya Spencer joins the Tigers after playing three seasons as Saint Louis and is a Bowie, Maryland native. Spencer totaled 37 singles wins and 35 doubles wins for the Billikens.                                                                                                                                                                        

Fall Recap 
Towson competed in five tournaments during the fall season. The Tigers started with three wins in the Towson Hidden Dual Tournament. At the Tribe Invitational, the Tigers picked up five wins with Mya Spencer winning a consolation bracket championship. Towson competed in the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational next. The Tigers totaled two singles wins and one doubles victory. The Black & Gold went down the road and took part in the Greyhounds Women's Tennis Classic. Towson picked up 11 victories as three doubles pairs reached their respective finals. The Tigers closed out the fall season at the ITA Atlantic Regional.

Last Week Recap
The Black & Gold went 1-2 last week. The Tigers started the week with a 4-1 win against George Mason on Alumnae/Senior Day. Mya Spencer, Sania Suchinsky, Olivia Rothfeld and Lea Kosanovic each won their singles matches in straight sets. The Tigers dropped their following match against Delaware 4-0. The Black & Gold most recently fell to Hampton 4-3 on Monday. Ashira Murray, Spencer and Suchinsky each picked up a singles win.

Drexel Scouting Report
The Dragons have a 10-7 record with a 2-2 mark in CAA play. Drexel started the season winning its first four matches against Rider, Lehigh, Delaware State and Siena. The Dragons dropped a close match to LIU, but bounced back with a sweep over Norfolk State. Drexel fell to Navy and Cornell, but swept Hofstra. The Dragons fell to Temple, then picked up a 4-3 win over Dayton. Drexel dropped a tight match to Charleston, then defeated UNCW 4-2. The Dragons followed up with a loss to NJIT, but swept Monmouth. Drexel fell to Delaware, then picked up a sweep against Saint Joseph's yesterday.

Delaware State Scouting Report
The Hornets have a 9-5 overall record and a 3-2 MEAC record. The Hornets opened the season with 6-1 loss to Drexel, then won its next four matches picking up wins against George Washington, George Mason, Saint Joseph's and Lafayette. Delaware State fell to Delaware, but bounced back with wins against Indiana University East and Wilmington University. The Hornets dropped a tight match against North Carolina Central to start MEAC play, but defeated Norfolk State 6-1. Delaware State lost to South Carolina State 5-2, then defeated Coppin State and Howard. The Hornets played Loyola most recently and fell 4-3 to Greyhounds. Delaware State will play Morgan State and Harford Community College, before playing the Tigers.

Next Up
Towson will compete in the CAA Women's Tennis Championship in Elon, North Carolina at the Powell Tennis Center from April 24th- 28th.