MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Alabama State University men's tennis dropped a 5-2 decision to Middle Tennessee State University on Sunday.

Alabama State showed strong doubles chemistry, particularly from the pairings of Martin Catrice and Metteo Lataste and Milan Ristov and Eloi Roux, but could not sustain momentum in singles play. 

Loris Gueli provided the Hornets' lone singles point with a tight super-tiebreak victory at No. 6. Gueli beat MTSU's Santiago Lora (MTSU), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) to on court six in singles for the Hornets.

Doubles Results

Alabama State took an early 1-0 lead by winning two of the three doubles matches:

• No. 1: #38 Karim Al-Amin / Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Gord Fran Mileusnic / Vid Maric (ASU), 6-1

• No. 2: Martin Catrice / Matteo Lataste (ASU) def. Eric Crivei / Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU), 6-1

• No. 3: Milan Ristov / Eloi Roux (ASU) def. Houston Jacques / Antoine Mayoral (MTSU), 6-3

Singles Results

Middle Tennessee responded by winning five singles courts to clinch the match:

• No. 1: Ondrej Horak (MTSU) def. Milan Ristov (ASU), 6-3, 6-2

• No. 2: Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) def. Flor De Sitter (ASU), 6-7, 6-2, 7-5

• No. 3: Birtan Duran (MTSU) def. Martin Catrice (ASU), 6-3, 6-2

• No. 4: Jonasz Dziopak (MTSU) def. Eloi Roux (ASU), 6-4, 6-3

• No. 5: Freddy Murray (MTSU) def. Vid Maric (ASU), 6-1, 6-1

• No. 6: Loris Gueli (ASU) def. Santiago Lora (MTSU), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)

Match Summary