2010 SWAC Tennis Championships Recap

The #2 Lady Braves soared past #3 Grambling State 4-0 to claim a spot in tomorrow’s semifinals versus West #1 seed Southern. The #3 ranked Bulldogs upset #2 Prairie View A&M 4-0 to secure a place in the semifinals against #1 East seed Jackson State. With the losses Grambling State and Prairie View A&M are eliminated from the tournament. Women’s action will resume at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

On the men’s side, #2 Grambling State took down #3 Alabama State 4-0 and moves on to face #1 East seed Alcorn State in the semifinals. With a 4-2 win over #2 Jackson State, the #3 PV Panthers nabbed the final semifinals spot and is set to take on West #1 seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Alabama State and Jackson State are eliminated from the championship. The men will continue play at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Complete results are below.

Quarterfinals- Women                                                          

Alcorn State def Grambling State, 4-0

Doubles

1-Arielle Buchman & Katherine Hoepelman (ALCN) def Malaina Davis & Jorden Shaw (GSU), 8-2

2-Kalinina Sandoval & Nancy Gonzales (ALCN) vs. Maia Semerdjieva & Nicole Terrell, DNF

3-Claudia Gonzales & Daria Rudd (ALCN) – default win 8-0

Singles

1-Arielle Buchman (ALCN) def Jorden Shaw (GSU), 6-1, 6-1

2-Katherine Hoepelman (ALCN) vs. Malaina Davis (GSU), DNF

3-Nancy Gonzales (ALCN) vs. Maia Semerdjieva (GSU), DNF

4-Kali Sandoval (ALCN) vs. Nicole Terrell (GSU), DNF

5-Claudia Gonzales (ALCN)- default win 6-0, 6-0

6-Daria Rudd (ALCN) – default win 6-0, 6-0

Quarterfinals –Women

Alabama A&M def Prairie View A&M, 4-0

Doubles

1-Brittany Jelks & Te’Isha Mixon (AAMU) vs. Melissa Guerrier & Margaret Banks (PVAM)-DNF

2-Denise Cherry & Shannon Warner (AAMU) def Lerato Ndlovu & Alejandra Barrera (PVAM), 8-0

3-Jasmine Cherry & Alison Gladness (AAMU) – default win 8-0

Singles

1-Melissa Guerrier (PVAM) vs. Denise Cherry (AAMU) - DNF

2-Lerato Ndlovu (PVAM) vs. Te’Isha Mixon (AAMU) - DNF

3-Alejandra Barrera (PVAM) vs. Shannon Warner (AAMU) - DNF

4-Brittany Jelks (AAMU) def Margaret Banks (PVAM), 6-2, 6-2

5-Jasmine Cherry (AAMU) def Lise Rarenzi (PVAM), 6-2, 6-4

6-Alison Gladness (AAMU) – default win 6-0, 6-0

Quarterfinals – Men

Grambling State def Alabama State, 4-0

Doubles

1-Nicolas Rufyikiri & Ryan Charles (GSU) def Joshua Donaldson & Lance Deleston (ALST), 8-1

2-Emmanuel Fortune & Victor Semerdjiev (GSU) vs. Denys Alyksyeyev & Clifford Frazier (ALST) – DNF

3-Ceron Rolle & Anton Belikov (GSU) def Roddrick Ivory & Lex Pierre (ALST), 8-0

Singles

1-Nicolas Rufyikiri (GSU) vs. Denys Alyksyeyev (ALST) - DNF

2-Ceron Rolle (GSU) vs. Lex Pierre (ALST) - DNF

3-Anton Belikov (GSU) def Clifford Frazier (ALST), 6-1, 6-1

4-Ryan Charles (GSU) def Roddrick Ivory (ALST), 6-2, 6-1

5-Emmanuel Fortune (GSU) vs. Joshua Donaldson (ALST) – DNF

6-Victor Semerdjiev (GSU) def Lance Deleston (ALST), 6-1, 6-0

Quarterfinals – Men

Prairie View A&M def Jackson State, 4-2

Doubles

1-Jimmy Yates & Kristen Powell (PVAM) def Vishesh Bhatia & Nicholas Crawford (JSU), 8-3

2-Sergio Salinas & Navaneetha Baskaran (JSU) vs. Ronald Chidzikwe & Kudakwashe Nyatoti (PVAM) - DNF

3-Christopher Jordan & Jose Garcia (PVAM) def Onkabetse Matong & Jiman Nelson (JSU), 8-2

Singles

1-Kudakwashe Nyatoti (PVAM) def Jiman Nelson (JSU), 6-1, 6-1

2-Navaneetha Baskaran (JSU) def Craig Wiltz (PVAM), 6-4, 6-3

3-Vishesh Bhatia (JSU) def Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAM), 7-6 (5), 6-4

4-Sergio Salinas (JSU) vs. Jose Garcia (PVAM) - DNF

5-Kristen Powell (PVAM) def Nicholas Crawford (JSU), 6-0, 2-6, 6-3

6-Christopher Jordan (PVAM) def Onkabetse Matong (JSU), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 4-6