The host picked up the doubles point with wins at one and two doubles and was able to pick up the final three points with singles wins at one, five and six.
 
The Hornets were playing without the services of senior Ronald Mataba which hurt the team's chemistry as players had to move up a position starting at two singles.
 
Mataba's absence also hurt in doubles as all three doubles teams played with different partners in the match.
 
USM improved their record to 15-8 while ASU is now 6-9.  The match was the final regular season match for ASU who will now play its next match at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament slated for Friday-Sunday, April 15-17 in New Orleans.
 
Southern Miss 4, Alabama State 0
4/9/2016 at Hattiesburg, Miss. (USM Tennis Courts) 

 

Singles competition

1. Tarun Surat (USMM) def. Takura Mlambo (ASU) 6-0, 2-0, retired

2. Chao-Yu Huang (USMM) vs. Karlo Skovrc (ASU) 7-6 (9-7), 0-1, unfinished

3. Jorman Reyes (USMM) vs. Patrik Cvik (ASU) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished

4. Daniel Merker (USMM) vs. Szabin Pusztay (ASU) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished

5. Rakshit Rishi (USMM) def. Jarred Thompson (ASU) 6-2, 6-2

6. Mikhail Esipov (USMM) def. Jose Ogea (ASU) 6-2, 6-2

 

Doubles competition

1. Daniel Merker/Tarun Surat (USMM) def. Patrik Cvik/Szabin Pusztay (ASU) 6-2

2. Chao-Yu Huang/Wen-Po Tseng (USMM) def. Adam Coyne/Takura Mlambo (ASU) 6-1

3. Jorman Reyes/Rakshit Rishi (USMM) vs. Karlo Skovrc/Jarred Thompson (ASU) 4-3, unfinished

 

Match Notes

Southern Miss 15-8

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,5,6)