MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns to action this weekend, hosting Jacksonville State Saturday and Alabama A&M Sunday at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.
On the women's side, Alabama State (1-3) is coming off a 5-2 victory over Tennessee State in which
Mirna Curcic clinched the win for the Lady Hornets by picking up a 6-4, 6-3 win at number four singles.
The last time the two teams met was in February of last year when Alabama State was able to storm back and win three singles matches and secure a 4-3 win at the ASU Invitational.
Meanwhile, on the men's side, Alabama State (1-6) also defeated Tennessee State, 5-2, to pick up their first win of the season. In that contest, the team of
Ion Efrim and
Carl-Louis Luckmann were able to clinch the doubles point, while
Alexis Collard clinched a 6-1, 7-5 victory at number four to clinch the win and celebrate his birthday.
Alabama State fell to Jacksonville last year, 4-0, on the final day of the ASU Invitational. The team of
Tomas Fernandez and Luckmann won a hard-fought 6-4 match. The Jacksonville State women's team (3-0) shut out Alcorn State, 3-0, in their last match, while the men's team (4-1) lost their first match of the season, 4-2, to Lamar University.
The Hornets also host Alabama A&M this weekend, which would have been the second meeting this season, however the first match was canceled due to weather this past weekend in Huntsville.
The match on Saturday begins at 11 am, while the match Sunday begins at 10 am and admission is free to all home tennis matches.
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