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Alabama State captures SWAC Women’s Tennis Championship with win over Jackson State
Alabama State captures SWAC Women’s Tennis Championship with win over Jackson State - Alabama State University Athletics
Alabama State women's tennis captured the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament Championship and secured a spot to the NCAA Tournament after a 4-1 win
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NEW ORLEANS, La. | Alabama State women's tennis captured the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament Championship and secured a spot to the NCAA Tournament after a 4-1 win over Jackson State on Monday morning.
Alabama State (9-6, 6-1 SWAC) dominated the day, losing just two matches combined for the victory. In doubles play, Urska Velec and Bea Acena won at number three 6-3, followed by Madalena Andrade and Francesca Duca took number two (7-6). Lizaveta Demchenko and Ana Tarbujaru dropped the lone set for the Hornets in doubles play at court one by a score of 6-4.
The Hornets took three of four pairings in the singles, including two in straight sets with Duca winning 6-2, 6-3 at number four and Velec taking court two with scores of 6-1, 6-2, while Andrade won in three sets (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) to capture the win.
Velec and Andrade both earned All-Tournament Team honors, with Andrade being named Tournament MVP along with head coach Anuk Christiansz being named Coach of the Year.
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