NEW ORLEANS, La. – No. 4 seed Alabama A&M (5-7, 4-3 SWAC) could not overcome an early deficit as No. 1 seed Alabama State (8-6, 6-1 SWAC) notched a 4-0 victory in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament Semifinals and an NCAA Division I women's tennis match on Sunday, April 18.
 
The Hornets would make quick work of the doubles point as the No. 2 Bulldog tandem of junior India Woods (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) and sophomore Camila Ruiz Diaz (Asuncion, Paraguay) dropped a 6-1 decision to Madelena Andrade and Francesca Duca. The back half of earning that point came from Urska Velec and Bea Acena notching a 6-2 victory over junior Ximena Duarte Ramirez (Asuncion, Paraguay) and senior Nthabiseng Mashego (Alabaster, Ala.) at the No. 3 spot.
 
With a 1-0 lead, ASU quickly doubled that as Acena picked up a 6-3, 6-2 decision over sophomore Neha Ghare (Pune, India) at No. 5 with Boyd dropping a hard fought 7-5, 6-3 match at the top spot to Andrade. Duarte Ramirez would put up a fight at No. 3, taking the first set 6-0 against Demchenko but to no avail as the latter came back with 6-1, 6-3 decisions to complete the 4-0 sweep.
 
Alabama A&M closes out the 2021 season with a 5-7 overall record, 4-3 mark in conference play and a trip to the SWAC semifinals.
 
ALABAMA STATE 4, ALABAMA A&M 0
Doubles
No. 1  Lizaveta Demchenko/Ana Tarbujaru vs. Jasmine Boyd/Anita Bozhko 4-3 (UF)
No. 2 Madelena Andrade/Francesca Duca def. India Woods/Camila Ruiz Diaz 6-1
No. 3 Urska Velec/Bea Acena def. Ximena Duarte Ramirez/Nthabiseng Mashego 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3
 
Singles
No. 1  Madelena Andrade def. Jasmine Boyd 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 Urska Velec vs. Anita Bozhko 6-4, 2-6, 2-0 (UF)
No. 3 Lizaveta Demchenko def. Ximena Duarte Ramirez 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Francesca Duca vs. Camila Ruiz Diaz 7-6, 3-1 (UF)
No. 5 Bea Acena def. Neha Ghare 6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Ana Tarbujaru def. India Woods 6-3, 2-6, 0-3 (UF)
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3