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Jeanne-Grandinot
Zach Pohlmann
0
Alabama State ASUM (0-1)
7
Winner Auburn AUB (2-0)
Alabama State ASUM
(0-1)
0
Final
7
Auburn AUB
(2-0)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Justin Mordecai, Director of Strategic Communications

Hornets Men's Tennis Drops Season Opener to Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. | The Alabama State men's tennis team fell 7-0 to the Auburn Tigers on Sunday afternoon inside Yarborough Tennis Center to open the 2023 slate.

To open doubles play, the Ruan Du Preez and Juan Rodriguez duo fell short to Jan Galka and Alejandro Moreno 6-0 on court two while Matis Amier and Alexandre Verlaguet dropped their doubles match to Billy Blaydes and Will Nolan 6-1 on court three.

In singles play, Amier lost to Galka 6-2, 6-2 on court four, and Verlaguet fell to Spencer Gray on court six 6-3, 6-3. On court five, Kristofer Johnson dropped his singles match to Billy Blaydes 6-4, 6-2. 

The final three matches were decided by third-set 10-point tiebreakers. On court three Samrakshyak Bajracharya held an early lead over Alejandro Moreno but dropped the match 6-3, 6-2, 1-0. Ruan Du Preez battled Will Nolan in a second and third-set tiebreaker but fell in the final frame 10-7. Lastly, David Jeanne-Grandinot lost a 10-5 tiebreaker to Tyler Stice on court one. 

The Hornets return to the court on Friday, January 20, 2023, as they play host to Kennesaw State at Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.
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