HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M (5-12, 5-3 SWAC) could not withstand the onslaught of rival Alabama State (9-6, 8-1 SWAC) in a 4-0 loss in an NCAA Division I women's tennis match on Saturday, March 26.
 
ASU wasted no time in jumping out ahead as juniors Ximena Duarte Ramirez (Asuncion, Paraguay) and Camila Ruiz Diaz (Asuncion, Paraguay) fell 6-0 to Urska Velec and Bea Acena at No. 2 doubles. They then secured the doubles point as freshman Deja Brown (Spring Valley, Calif.) and junior India Woods (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) dropped a 6-1 decision to Timothee Legaud and Sahar Bouchaala at the three spot.
 
Velec then made it 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Brown at No. 2 before Woods fell 6-2, 6-1 to Ana Tarbujaru at the sixth position. The Hornets then locked up the 4-0 match as Bouchaala took the No. 1 spot over junior Jasmine Boyd (Marion, Ind.).
Alabama A&M is right back in action tomorrow, Sunday, March 27 when they host Western Carolina in non-conference action. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the Huntsville Tennis Center.
 
ALABAMA STATE 4, ALABAMA A&M 0
Doubles
No. 1. Jasmine Boyd/Neha Ghare (AAMU) vs. Lizaveta Demchenko/Ana Tarbujaru (ASU) 3-4 UF
No. 2. Urska Velec/Bea Acena (ASU) def. Camila Ruiz Diaz/Ximena D. Ramirez (AAMU) 6-0
No. 3. Timothee Legaud/Sahra Bouchaala (ASU) def. Deja Brown/India Woods (AAMU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3
 
Singles
No. 1. Sahra Bouchaala (ASU) def. Jasmine Boyd (AAMU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2. Urska Velec (ASU) def. Deja Brown (AAMU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3. Ximena D. Ramirez (AAMU) vs. Lizaveta Demchenko (ASU) 4-6, 2-4 UF
No. 4. Camila Ruiz Diaz (AAMU) vs. Francesca Duca (ASU) 6-3, 2-1 UF
No. 5. Timothee Legaud (ASU) vs. Neha Ghare (AAMU) 7-6 (5-0), 0-1 UF
No. 6. Ana Tarbujaru (ASU) def. India Woods (AAMU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 1