9.28.04
Men to Play in Wilson, NC
The Shaw men's tennis team will not participate in the inaugural Legacy National Black College Tennis Tournament.  The tournament has been postponed until October of next year.  Instead, the team will play in the ITA Small College Regional Championships to be held in Wilson, NC from Oct. 1 - 4 at Barton College.  The Bears will be led by their top returning player Kabiru Ibraham who won the number three CIAA singles championship.  He will be the team's number one this season.  Ricardo Munar is number two, Emmanual Ameh, is number three, Daniel Sabogal, is number four, Olayiwola enitan, is number five and number six will be Oluwaseyi Bamigbade.

7.13.04
Men's Tennis to Participate in National Black College Tournament
The Shaw University men's tennis team will be one of the eight teams invited to participate in the inaugural Legacy National Black College Tennis Tournament to be held at the local Jeff Adams Tennis Center October 1 through October 4, 2004. The Bears have had tremendous success under fifth year head coach Sunday Enitan, and thus were selected to play in this prestigious tournament.

The tournament will showcase talent of the premiere teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The top two teams from each of the conferences will play each other in the four-day extravaganza that include displays, educational activities and job opportunities and the players will have the opportunity to meet tennis celebrities.

5.27.04
Curtis, Enitan Receive Awards at Spring Meetings
Shaw head women's basketball coach Jacques Curtis and head men's and women's tennis coach Sunday Enitan received Coach of the Year awards (Enitan received award for men's tennis) at the annual CIAA Spring Meetings at the Raleigh Crabtree Marriott. 

Curtis led the Lady Bear to their second-straight CIAA Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA South Atlantic Regional.  Enitan led the Shaw tennis team to the eastern division crown and runner-up finish in the CIAA Championships.  Enitan (middle left) and Curtis (middle right are pictured above with Dr. Claud Flythe (left), Special Assistant to the President and Alfonza Carter (right), Director of Athletics. 

5.6.04
Enitan Named Coach of the Year
Shaw head tennis coach Sunday Enitan was named CIAA Men's Tennis Coach of the Year.  Enitan led the Bears to a 16-2 regular season record, 13-1 in the CIAA and 6-0 in the east.  The Bears were runner-ups in this year's CIAA Championships, falling to Johnson C. Smith by one point.

This is Enitan's second Coach of the Year award.  The Lagos, Nigeria native was also named Coach of the Year in 2001.

Shaw finished runner-ups in the CIAA Championships.

4.17.04
Men's Tennis Finishes Runner-ups in CIAA Tournament
CHARLOTTE - The Johnson C. Smith men’s tennis team won its sixth consecutive CIAA Men’s Tennis Championship, edging Shaw out by one point for the second-straight year.  Shaw’s Kabiru Ibrahim, Daniel Sabogal and Olayiwola Enitan won the number 3, 5 and 6 singles, but Johnson C. Smith’s Michael White won the number one position on his way to being named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, Justin Stuckey won the number 2 position and Larry Holmes won the number 4.  Go to results 

4.16.04
Shaw Wins Two of Three Doubles Matches; Holds One Point Lead After Day One of Championships
Go to results

4.2.04
Men's Tennis to Host J.C. Smith
Shaw will host Johnson C. Smith at Biltmore Hills on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in a battle of the two best teams in the CIAA.  The women's teams will be in action as well.

Seyi Bamigbade will play the number one for Shaw and is undefeated on the season.  He will be matched up with the Golden Bulls' number one Michael White and this will be a key match-up.  But the key to the entire match could come down to number one doubles play as Kabiru Ibrahim and Michael Oladele of Shaw will take on White and Timothy Hunter of Johnson C. Smith.

"If we win tomorrow that will give us a leg up in the CIAA Championship," said Shaw head coach Sunday Enitan.

3.29.04
Shaw Defeats North Carolina Central 8-1
Durham, NC

3.6.04
Crucial Wins by Shaw End Smith's CIAA Win Streak at 75
CHARLOTTE - With Michael Oladele and Ricardo Mundar thwarting a stirring comeback by Michael White and Tim Hunter who were down 6-2 in the eight game pro set at number one by winning 9-8 (7-1) , the Bears who also won at number two doubles with Kabiru Ibrahim and Daniel Sabogal beating Justin Stuckey and Larry Holmes 8-5 won two of the three doubles to gain a lead they would not relinquish. Frento Burton and Jonathan Nettles won number three doubles 8-5 over Oluwaseyi Bamigbade and Olayiwole Enitan.

White served notice that he may be the best player in the CIAA with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Oladele at number one . But Shaw won with Munar beating Stuckey at two 6-1, 6-0, Ibrahim beating Hunter 6-3, 6-2 at three, Sabogal beating Burton 6-3, 6-0 at five and Enitan beatting Nettles 6-2, 7-5 at six to win four of six singles.

Holmes beat Bamigbade 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at four.

4/26/03
Men's Tennis Loses in Championship
The Shaw men's tennis team lost in the championship game of the 2003 CIAA Tennis Tournament Championship game.  Four points separated the Bears from the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith, the tournament champions.  Winners for Shaw during singles competition included Michael Oladele, Davie Immonite, John Agori and Samuel Okaya.  Agori continued his streak of having never lost a match in CIAA play.

For the second-straight year, Michael Oladele was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Player. 

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
(April 1, 2003)