JACKSON, Miss. – Marine Cartier locked up her second consecutive match for the Alabama State University women's tennis team defeated Southern, 4-1, for their third consecutive victory at the SWAC Round-up hosted by Southern University.
 
Alabama State (6-4) started the match by winning the doubles point after fighting off two set points at number two, with the team of Gabriela Lackova and Marija Blazevic battling back to win the match 7-6 (7-0 in the tiebreaker). The win was made possible when the team of Brankica Orlovic and Marine Curcic claimed a win at number one doubles, 6-3.
 
The Lady Hornets claimed three singles victories en route to the overall win, led by Blazevic claiming a 6-1, 6-4 victory; while Reka Szentes, who was celebrating her birthday during the match, claimed a 6-2, 6-2 victory at number one singles over Stephanie Mbaya.
 
Cartier clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Darnesha Moore at number one singles.
 
Alabama State 4, Southern 1
Jackson, Miss.
SWAC Roundup
 
Singles
Reka Szentes (ASU) def. Stephanie Mbaya (SU) 6-2, 6-2
Marine Cartier (ASU) def. Darnesha Moore (SU) 6-4, 6-3
Rufaro Chirewa (SU) vs. Gabriela Lackova (ASU) 4-6, 3-4 (unfinished)
Tanaka Chakanyuka (SU) def. Brankica Orlovic (ASU) 6-4. 6-4
Nicki Neal (SU) vs. Mirna Curcic (ASU) 6-3, 5-6 (unfinished)
Marija Blazevic (ASU) def. Mia Kent (SU) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles
Mbaya/Chakanyuka (SU) def. Szentes/Cartier (ASU), 6-3
Lackova/Blazevic (ASU) def. Chirewa/Moore (SU), 7-6 (7-0)
Orlovic/Curcic (ASU) def. Neal/Raymond (SU), 6-2
 
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