STARKVILLE, Miss. |. Alabama State University men's tennis season came to a close in a 4-0 loss to host No 15 Mississippi State University in the NCAA DI Men's Tennis Regional on Friday at the Rula Tennis Pavilion.
The Hornets finished the year with a 14-4 overall record, 6-0 in 'SWAC play, while winning their third straight SWAC Regular Season and Tournament titles.
2024 Men's Tennis Accomplishments
@NCAATennis Starkville Regional! - 3rd straight SWAC Championship
- Head Coach Anuk Christiansz named SWAC Coach of the Year
- Kristofer Johnson SWAC Tournament MVP
- Three SWAC All-Tournament selects + MVP
- Five All-SWAC selections
- David Jeanne-Grandinot
Tennis Match Results
Alabama State vs Mississippi State May 2, 2024
Starkville, Miss. (Rula Tennis Pavilion)\
#15 Mississippi State 4, Alabama State 0
SINGLES
- #47 Nemanja Malesevic (MS) vs. Davd J Grandinot (ALST) 6-7 (4-7), 2-1, unfinished
- #48 Petar Jovanovic (MS) def. Sam Bajracharya (ALST) 6-1, 6-1
- Carles Hernandez (MS) vs. Matis Amier (ALST) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
- B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet (ALST) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
- Dusan Milanovic (MS) def. Lun Obrul (ALST) 6-4, 6-3
- R. Ferrer Guimaraes (MS) def. Kristofer Johnson (ALST) 6-2, 6-0
DOUBLES
- #11 Petar Jovanovic/B. Sanchez Martinez (MS) def. Sam Bajracharya/Davd J Grandinot (ALST) 6-1
- Carles Hernandez/Dusan Milanovic (MS) vs. Matis Amier/Alexandre Verlaguet (ALST) 4-4, unfinished
- Nemanja Malesevic/Michal Novansky (MS) def. Matteo Lataste/Lun Obrul (ALST) 6-2
Match Notes:
Alabama State 14-4
Mississippi State 18-7; National ranking #15 Order of finish: Doubles (1); Singles (2,6,5)
- NCAA Championships First Round
- Bulldogs win seventh-straight doubles point Official: Wes Mayfield T-2:08 A-202
