Hornets Fight No. 14 Tennessee To The End at NCAA Men's Tennis Regional

Results

#1 Doubles
UNFINISHED	1	2
Verlaguet, Alexandre / Amier, Matis [ALST]	3	0
Alex Kotzen / Alejandro Moreno (9/-) [TENN]	5	UF

#2 Doubles
FINAL	1
Jeanne Grandinot, David / Lataste, Matteo [ALST]	1
Shunsuke Mitsui / Alan Jesudason [TENN]	6

#3 Doubles
FINAL	1
Obrul, Lun / Fran Mileusnic, Gordan [ALST]	1
James Newton / Lance Nisbet [TENN]	6

Order of Finish: 2, 3

#1 Singles
UNFINISHED	1	2	3
Jeanne Grandinot, David [ALST]	2	4	0
Alex Kotzen (23/-) [TENN]	6	4	UF

#2 Singles
UNFINISHED	1	2	3
Verlaguet, Alexandre [ALST]	4	3	0
Shunsuke Mitsui (29/-) [TENN]	6	3	UF

#3 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Obrul, Lun [ALST]	1	2
Jose Garcia [TENN]	6	6

#4 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Amier, Matis [ALST]	3	3
Alan Jesudason [TENN]	6	6

#5 Singles
UNFINISHED	1	2	3	4
Fran Mileusnic, Gordan [ALST]	6	3	1	0
Jan Kobierski [TENN]	1	6	2	UF

#6 Singles
FINAL	1	2
Roux , Eloi [ALST]	0	1
Ian Cruz [TENN]	6	6

Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. | The Alabama State University men's tennis team put a hard fight against No. 14-ranked University of Tennessee eventually falling 4-0 at the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.

Shunsuke Mitsui and Alan Jesudason secured 6-1 victory on Court 2, followed closely by James Newton and Lance Nisbet's 6-1 win on Court 3 to clinch the point. On Court 1, the duo of Alex Kotzen and Alejandro Moreno led 5-3 before their match was left unfinished.

Jose Garcia captured a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lun Obrul, and Ian Cruz beat Eloi Roux 6-0, 6-1 on court 6. Alan Jesudason sealed the match on court 4, defeating Matis Amier 6-3, 6-3.

When play was halted, three singles matches remained unfinished with Tennessee leading or tied in all:

David Jeanne Grandinot was locked at 6-2, 4-4 on Court 1.
Alexandre Verlaguet dropped the first set 6-4 but with set two knotted 3-3 on court 2.
Gordan Fran Mileusnic trailed 2-1 in the third set on court 5 after splitting sets 6-1, 3-6.

Alabama State concludes its campaign at 15-11 overall winning their fourth straight SWAC regular season and tournament title. Tennessee improved to 21-8 on the season and will face Duke in the second round on Sunday.

Tennis Match Results
14 Tennessee 4, Alabama State 05/3/25 at Knoxville, Tenn.
(Goodfriend Tennis Center)

#23 Alex Kotzen (TENN) vs. David J Grandinot (ALST) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
#29 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet (ALST) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
Jose Garcia (TENN) def. Lun Obrul (ALST) 6-1, 6-2
Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. Matis Amier (ALST) 6-3, 6-3
Jan Kobierski (TENN) vs. Gordan Fran Mileusnic (ALST) 1-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
Ian Cruz (TENN) def. Eloi Roux (ALST) 6-0, 6-1

DOUBLES

#9 Alex Kotzen/Alejandro Moreno (TENN) vs. Alexandre Verlaguet/Matis Amier (ALST) 5-3, unfinished
Shunsuke Mitsui/Alan Jesudason (TENN) def. David J Grandinot/Matteo Lataste (ALST) 6-1
James Newton/Lance Nisbet (TENN) def. Lun Obrul/Gordan Fran Mileusni (ALST) 6-1

Match Notes:
Alabama State 15-11 | Tennessee 21-8; National ranking #14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,6,4) A-349

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