MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama State University men's tennis team won their second consecutive match at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), defeating Alcorn State 4-2 at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.
 
Alabama State claimed the doubles point when they got victories at number one and two to take an overall 1-0 lead. The Hornets got victories at number two (Ion Efrim), at number five (Karlo Skvorc), and at number six (Andrej Trajkovski).
 
Skvorc clinched the match for the Hornets against Nuno Rocha at number five with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory.
 
Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 2
Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center
Montgomery, Ala.
 
Singles
Kert Kilumets (ALCN) def. Takura Mlambo (ASU) 6-4, 6-4
Ion Efrim (ASU) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCN) 6-3, 6-1
Tomas Fernandez (ASU) vs. Nikita Kostikov (ALCN) 6-7, 7-5, 3-0, unfinished
Nischay Rawal (ALCN) def. Carl-Louis Luckmann (ASU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Karlo Skvorc (ASU) def. Nuno Rocha (ALCN) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Andrej Trajkovski (ASU) def. Ivan Matas (ALCN) 6-0, 6-7, 6-1
 
Doubles
Efrim/Mlambo (ASU) def. Kilumets/Kostikov (ALCN), 6-1
Rawal/Rocha (ALCN) def. Skvorc/Pusztay (ASU) 6-3
Fernandez/Luckmann (ASU) def. Matas/Gupta (ALCN) 6-4
 
Alabama State returns to action Saturday with Senior Day against Alabama A&M at 5 pm at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.
 
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