MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama State University men's tennis team swept through singles play en route to a 4-0 victory over Alabama A&M on the second day of the ASU Invitational held at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center on the Saturday afternoon.
 
The Hornets picked up wins at number two, five and six en route to the victory after winning the doubles point. Alabama State won the clinched the doubles point when their number one team of Takura Mlambo and Ion Efrim claimed a 6-2 victory; followed by a 6-0 win by the number three team of Szabin Pusztay and Karlo Skvorc.
 
Alabama State used a straight-set (6-0, 6-0) victory by Fernandez at number two and 6-2, 6-1 victory by Andrej Trajkovski to complete the sweep. The fourth and final victory came from Pusztay at number five with a 6-3, 6-0 straight set win.

Alabama State returns to action Jacksonville State University at 1 pm Sunday afternoon in the final day of the Alabama State Invitational at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.

Alabama State 4, Alabama A&M 0
 
Singles
Ion Efrim (Alabama State) led Nishangan Nadaraja (Alabama A&M) 6-1, 2-2
Tomas Fernandez def. Carlos Salas (Alabama A&M) 6-0, 6-0
Karlo Skvorc (Alabama State) led Cristian Bigott  ( Alabama A&M) 6-0, 5-2
Mateo Monroy (Alabama A&M) led Carl-Louis Luckmann (Alabama State) 6-4, 4-3
Szabin Pusztay (Alabama State) def. Joshua Wilson (Alabama A&M) 6-3, 6-0
Andrej Trajkovski (Alabama State) def. Jarib Beazer (Alabama A&M) 6-2, 6-1
 
Doubles
Takura Mlambo/Efrim (Alabama State) def. Nadaraja/ Bigott (Alabama A&M), 6-2
Salas/ Wilson (Alabama A&M) def. Fernandez/Luckmann (Alabama State), 6-1
Pusztay/Skvorc (Alabama State) def. Monroy/ Beazer (Alabama A&M), 6-0
 
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