Alcorn State University announces Braves Men's Tennis Grabs First Victory of the Season
From February 22,2023 post.
MADISON, Miss. – The Alcorn State men's tennis team grabs its first victory of the 2023 season, defeating conference-foe Prairie View A&M, 4-1, at the FitNetwork in Madison, Miss on Saturday, Feb. 18.
The Braves took an early by winning the doubles point. Braves pair Luka Andonov and Arne Sohmer won the first doubles contest, defeating Jorge Gonzalez and Juan Malham, 6-3, on court two, before Nikola Kijac and Luka Rodic defeated Jaydn Boone and Caleb Eaton ,6-2, on court two for the clean sweep.
In the singles contest, Alcorn won the first two points as Kijac defeated Diego Hatem, 6-1, 6-0, on court three and Andov took down Eaton, 6-0, 6-0, on court four.
Prairie View claimed its only point of the contest when Jorge Juarez took down Dakota Fernandez, 6-0, 6-0, on court one.
To seal the victory, Sohmer defeated Jorge Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-3, on court five.
Alcorn State 4, Prairie View A&M 1Feb 18, 2023 at Madison, Miss. (FitNetwork (Cypress Lake))
Singles competition |
1. Jorge Juarez (PVAM) def. Dakota Fernandez (ALCN) 6-0, 6-0 |
2. Luka Rodic (ALCN) vs. Juan Malham (PVAM) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished |
3. Nikola Kijac (ALCN) def. Diego Hatem (PVAM) 6-1, 6-0 |
4. Luka Andonov (ALCN) def. Caleb Eaton (PVAM) 6-0, 6-0 |
5. Arne Sohmer (ALCN) def. Jorge Gonzalez (PVAM) 6-1, 6-3 |
6. Isaac Santitto (ALCN) vs. Jaydn Boone (PVAM) 6-3, 5-0, unfinished |
Doubles competition |
1. Dakota Fernandez/Isaac Santitto (ALCN) vs. Diego Hatem/Jorge Juarez (PVAM) 3-4, unfinished |
2. Nikola Kijac/Luka Rodic (ALCN) def. Jaydn Boone/Caleb Eaton (PVAM) 6-2 |
3. Luka Andonov/Arne Sohmer (ALCN) def. Jorge Gonzalez/Juan Malham (PVAM) 6-3 |
Match Notes |
Prairie View A&M 0-9, 0-2 SWAC |
Alcorn State 1-9, 1-0 SWAC |
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,4,1,5) |
The Braves will return to the court on Saturday, Feb. 25 when they travel to San Antonio, Texas to face Incarnate Word. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m.
Original source can be found here.