Monday, April 28, 2014

Alcorn State rebounds to earn Men's Tennis Championship

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY BRAVES
2014 SWAC MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
Photo courtesy SWAC.ORG
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  --  SWAC Tennis Freshman of the Year, Nischay Rewal's victory over Takura Mlambo, lifted Alcorn State to a 4-2 win over Alabama State to claim the 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Championship on Sunday at the City Park / Pepsi Tennis Center.

Rewal earned the victory in No. 3 singles play with set scores of 6-3 and 7-5.

ALC (9-8) stayed unbeaten in league competition winning its eighth championship title overall and fourth in a six-year span.

After dropping doubles play to ASU (7-12), the Braves totaled wins from tournament MVP Ernesto Santillan (No. 1), Nikita Kostiko (No.5) and Garry Amor (No.6).

Santillan earned his match with sets of 6-0 and 6-3 while Kostiko defeated his opponent - 6-2, 6-2. Amor followed with 6-2, 6-3, to take his match to give ALC a cushion for the deciding point.

The Hornets claimed the doubles match-up behind the duo of Dylan Cleary and Jarred Thompson, 8-6 along with Digvijay Naruka and Mlambo, 8-5.

Adam Coyne picked up ASU's only victory in singles defeating Max Tkachenko, 6-2, 6-4.

Alcorn State will face an opponent to be announce during the NCAA Selection Show (Teams) via online stream NCAA.com. The show is slated for April 29 at 5 p.m.

LIVE RESULTS
DOUBLES

COURTNO.#1 Alcorn State vs. #2 Alabama StateRESULTSFINISH
11Cleary / Thompson (ALST) def. Santillan / Kostikov (ALCN) 8-6
22Amor / Rawal (ALCN) vs. Mataba / Coyne (ALST) DNF 
33Naruka / Miambo (ALST) def. Tkachenko / Morviac (ALCN)  8-5

SINGLES

COURTNO.#1 Alcorn State vs. #2 Alabama StateRESULTSFINISH
11Ernesto Santillan (ALCN) def.Dylan Cleary (ALST)6-0, 6-3 
22Lucas Morviac (ALCN) vs. Ronal Mataba (ALST)  
33Nishcay Rawal (ALCN) vs. Takura Miambo (ALST)  
44Max Tkachenko (ALCN) vs. Adam Coyne (ALST)  
55Nikita Kostikov (ALCN) def. Jarred Thompson (ALST)6-2, 6-2 
66Garry Amor (ALCN) def. Stefan Vojnic (ALST)6-3, 6-3 


2014 SWAC MEN'S TENNIS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Carlos Martinez - Jackson State
Nichay Rawal - Alcron State
Nakita Kostikov - Alcorn State
Adam Coyne - Alabama State
Ronald Mataba - Alabama State
Jose Luque - Jackson State
TOURNAMENT MVP
Ernesto Santillan - Alcorn State
COACH OF THE YEAR
Anthony Dodgen - Alcorn State

COURTESY SWAC.ORG

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