Daroszewska, Yurkova and Malecki Reach Semifinals on Day One of MEAC Tennis Invitational

CARY, N.C. – Norfolk State had three singles players reach the semifinals on Friday, the opening day of the MEAC Tennis Invitational at Cary Tennis Park. Julia Daroszewska and Yuliya Yurkova advanced on the women’s side, and Szymon Malecki moved on in the men’s draw. Daroszewska had the most dramatic day for the Spartans, winning two tight matches. In the round of 16, she dropped the first set to Howard’s Franchesca Brown, then won back-to-back tiebreakers for a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4) comeback. In the quarterfinals she knocked off No. 3 seed Tyler Williams of Morgan State, winning a…