UDC Tennis Teams Open 2008 Spring Seasons at UMES

The UDC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Teams will open their 2008 spring seasons at the University
of Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, March 8, 2008. The teams consist of six student-athletes
each, who are prepared to face a total of 24 opponents this spring season.Members of the Lady Firebirds are senior Patricia Ofori-team captain, senior Toyin Oderinde,
senior Eniola Bakare, freshman Sarah Bevar and freshman Elisha Dufresne-Rodrigues. The Firebirds
are led by junior captain Aeda Kaytan, and senior William Kellibrew, junior Daniel Gourdine,
sophomore Adrian Wyllie, freshman Kirk Alexander, and freshman Yana Byron.
The teams are excited about the seasons and look to win all of their matches. Second
year Head Coach Russie Alexander says, “I expect our teams to give their best effort and represent
the University proudly.” The teams struggled last year and failed to reach .500, but there is
a sense of high expectation among the group this year, that they plan to turn into successful
results. Their first home match will be against UMES on Thursday, March 20, at 1:00 p.m.