NEW ORLEANS, La. – No. 4 seed Alabama A&M (4-14, 2-3 SWAC) fell by a 4-0 score against No. 1 seed Alabama State (11-6, 5-0 SWAC) in the league semifinals and a NCAA Division I men's tennis match on Saturday, April 23.
 
The Hornets took the early lead in doubles as senior Rodrigo Arana Rios (Playa Del Carmen, Mexico) and junior Cheng Chang (Koahsiung, Taiwan) fell to Matis Amier and David Grandinot 6-1 at No. 3 before freshman Freddie Lawrence and junior German Ruiz Crespo (Mollina, Spain) were defeated by a 6-2 decision by Sam Bajracharya and Ruan Du Preez at No. 2.
 
After the doubles portion, ASU made their mark in singles as Ruan Du Preez defeated freshman Vence Ntcha 6-3, 6-0 at No. 1 before freshman Divesh Gahlot (Haryana, India) fell to David Grandinot 6-2, 6-4 at No. 4.
 
Freshman Matis Torres Ramis (Mallorca, Spain) was defeated 6-2, 6-3 by Matis Amier at No. 5 and the Hornets closed out the victory.
 
This ends the Bulldogs 2022 season with an overall 4-14 record and a 2-3 conference mark that was good for the No. 4 seed.
 
ALABAMA STATE 4, ALABAMA A&M 0
Doubles

No. 1 Juan Rodriguez/Chris Andre (ASU) vs. Divesh Gahlot/Vence Ntcha (AAMU) 4-4, unfinished

No. 2  Ruan Du Preez/Sam. Bajracharya (ASU) def. Freddie Lawrence/German Ruiz Crespo (AAMU) 6-2

No. 3  Matis Amier/David Grandinot (ASU) def. Rodrigo Arana Rios/Cheng Chang (AAMU) 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2
 
Singles

No. 1. Ruan Du Preez (ASU) def. Vence Ntcha (AAMU) 6-3, 6-0

No. 2.  Sam. Bajracharya (ASU) vs. Natiphat Mulada (AAMU) unfinished

No. 3. Chris Andre (ASU) vs. Rodrigo Arana Rios (AAMU) unfinished

No. 4. David Grandinot (ASU) def. Divesh Gahlot (AAMU) 6-2, 6-4

No. 5. Matis Amier (ASU) def. M. Torres Ramis (AAMU) 6-2, 6-3

No. 6. Kristofer Johnson (ASU) vs. Freddie Lawrence (AAMU) unfinished

Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5