HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M (3-13, 2-3 SWAC) men's tennis delivered a 5-2 victory against Tennessee State (3-16, 0-0 OVC) in their final regular season match up in an NCAA Division I men's tennis match on Sunday, April 10.
AAMU took an early lead in doubles as freshman
Divesh Gahlot (Haryana, India) and senior
Rodrigo Arana Rios (Playa Del Carmen, Mexico) defeated Leandros Misdrachis and Nil Moinet 6-4 at No. 1.
Freshman
Freddie Lawrence and junior
German Ruiz Crespo (Mollina, Spain) fell 6-3 against Pierre Copin and Maksims Kazijevs at No. 3 before freshman
Vence Ntcha and junior Cheng Chang (Koahsiung, Taiwan) notched a 7-6 victory over Diego Britt-Alvarez and Daniel Perez Caraballo at No. 2.
The Bulldogs wasted no time in continuing their dominance during the singles as senior
Natiphat Mulada (Korat,Thailand) defeated Misdrachis 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1, followed by Ntcha notching a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Kazijevs at No. 2 and
Matis Torres Ramis defeated Copin 7-6, 6-2 at No. 5 to lock up the victory.
This was Alabama A&M men's tennis regular season finale and will now take to the court at the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana from April 22-24.
ALABAMA A&M 5, Tennessee State 2
Double
Singles
No. 1 Natiphat Mulada (AAMU) def. Leandros Misdrachis (TST) 6-2, 6-3 |
No. 2 Vence Ntcha (AAMU) def. Maksims Kazijevs (TST) 6-2, 6-2 |
No. 3 Divesh Gahlot (AAMU) def. D. Perez Caraballo (TST) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 |
No. 4 Nil Moinet (TST) def. Rodrigo Arana Rios (AAMU) 6-0, 6-2 |
No. 5 M. Torres Ramis (AAMU) def. Pierre Copin (TST) 7-6, 6-2 |
No. 6 Diego Britt-Alvarez (TST) def. Austin Smith (AAMU) 6-2, 6-1 |
Order of Finish:1, 2, 4, 6 , 5, 3