Tennis falls to Alabama State

NORMAL -- The Alabama A&M tennis teams fell to the Hornets of Alabama State in non-conference action Saturday morning.

During the match, the Hornets made a clean sweep winning 7-0. The most exciting contest of the game was at one singles where ASU's Bobby Brand came back from a 0-6, 2-5 deficit to defeat A&M's Desta Sandy 0-6, 7-5 and 10-6 in a third set tiebreak.

In women's competition the Lady Bulldogs were unable to hold on to their lead falling 5-2. The Lady Hornets gained the upper hand in doubles action gaining wins at one and two to pick up the doubles point, but it was not without a struggle. With the doubles tied at one, ASU's one doubles team of Pauline Denis and Melissa Telfer grabbed the point clinching win 9-8 over AAMU's one doubles team of Shannon Warner and Morgan Shaw.

Single wins from the Lady Hornets Arantxia Wijngaarde, Telfer, Mechelle Barton and Katja Krauss solidified the victory for ASU. The Maroon & White made it a battle as three of the six singles went to third sets before they were decided.

Men's Doubles
#1 Bobby Brand/Julian Cseszko (ASU) def. Dominique Alexander/Nicholas Burger (AAMU); 8-0
#2 Lex Pierre/Jarred Thompson (ASU) def. Desta Sandy/Evan Brown (AAMU); 8-4
#3 Stefan Vojcic/Roderick Williams (ASU) won by default

Singles
#1 Brand (ASU) def. Sandy (AAMU); 0-6, 7-5, 10-6
#2 Pierre (ASU) def. Burger (AAMU); 6-3, 6-4
#3 Thompson (ASU) def. Alexander (AAMU); 6-4, 6-3
#4 Vojcic (ASU) def. Brown (AAMU); 6-2, 6-1
#5 Williams (ASU) def. William Law (AAMU); 6-0, 6-1
#6 Cseszko (ASU) won by default

Women's Doubles
#1 Pauline Denis/Melissa Telfor (ASU) def. Morgan Shaw/Shannon Warner (AAMU); 9-8
#2 Arantxia Wijngaarde/Katja Kraus (ASU) def. Jessica Taylor/Quanda Jarrett (AAMU); 8-2
#3 Denise Cherry/Kara Kennemore (AAMU) def. Mechelle Barton/Brianna Fairley (ASU); 8-6

Singles
#1 Wijngaarde (ASU) def. Cherry (AAMU); 6-7, 6-3, 10-8
#2 Warner (AAMU) def. Denis (ASU); 7-6, 6-2
#3 Telfor (ASU) def. Shaw (AAMU); 6-1, 6-3
#4 Krause (ASU) def. Taylor (AAMU); 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
#5 Jarrett (AAMU) def. Fairley (ASU); 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
#6 Barton (ASU) def. Kennemore (AAMU); 6-3, 6-1

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