NEW ORLEANS, La. | No 1 seed Alabama State men's tennis caputred a 4-0 win over Alcorn State to advance to the SWAC Men's Tennis Championship match for the sixth straight year on Saturday.
The doubles teams
Lun Obrul and Matteo (No. 3) and Latast
Matis Amier and
Alexandre Verlaguet (No. 2) helped Alabama State claim an 1-0 lead heading into singels .
Lataste and Verlaguet sgave the Hornets a 3-0 lead and Sam Bajracharya clinched the match with a win at No. 2 singles.
Tennis Match Results
Alcorn State vs Alabama State 4/20/2024 at New Orleans, LA. (Pepsi Tennis Center)
Alabama State 4, Alcorn State 0
SINGLES
- Nikola Kijac (ALCN) vs. David J Grandinot (ALST) no result
- Sam Bajracharya (ALST) def. Emmanuel Cottle (ALCN) 6-2, 6-1
- Matis Amier (ALST) vs. David Leon (ALCN) unfinished
- Alexandre Verlaguet (ALST) def. Luka Andonov (ALCN) 6-3, 6-0
- Yangho Park (ALCN) vs. Lun Obrul (ALST) no result
- Matteo Lataste (ALST) def. Noah Kiani (ALCN) 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
- David J Grandinot/Sam Bajracharya (ALST) vs. Nikola Kijac/Emmanuel Cottle (ALCN) unfinished
- Matis Amier/Alexandre Verlaguet (ALST) def. David Leon/Luka Andonov (ALCN) 6-3
- Lun Obrul/Matteo Lataste (ALST) def. Yangho Park/Noah Kiani (ALCN) 6-1
Match Notes:
Alcorn State 1-1 | Alabama State 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (,3,2); Singles (,6,4,2) 2024 SWAC Championship Semifinals Match 7 Official: Diane Weizgand T-1hr 45m A-69