The University of Maryland club tennis team has been suspended indefinitely after it included a racist graphic in a weekend tournament program in College Park, the school said in a statement.According to the statement from UMD Recreation and Wellness, the school learned that the team handed out materials with “a graphic containing racist imagery targeting people who are Black or African American.” “They emailed this information to other university tennis clubs in the region about this weekend’s fall tournament at College Park,” the statement said.The UMD statement noted that the incident may have involved only a few team members but that the school still chose to suspend the entire team until the Office of Student Conduct completes its investigation.
The matter has also been referred to the University of Maryland Police Department, the school said.The police department confirmed that it is conducting an investigation but declined to provide more information.
The UMD Office of Student Conduct did not immediately respond to requests for comment.“The University of Maryland is horrified and expresses its regret and sincere apology for the harm that this has caused,” the school said in the statement.
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