Alcorn Cruises to Victories over Delta State
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Alcorn Cruises to Victories over Delta State

VICKSBURG, Miss. – With both teams going up against Delta State, the Alcorn State University men's tennis program finished on top 6-1, while the women posted a perfect 4-0 win Wednesday at Halls Ferry Road Courts.
 
The duo of senior Nikita Kostikov and junior Kert Kilumets breezed to a 6-0 win for the Braves (7-17, 4-2 SWAC) at No. 1 doubles. Alcorn clinched the doubles point after senior Nischay Rawal and sophomore Nuno Rocha notched a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position.
 
Kilumets then won his fourth singles match in a row with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 result at the No. 1 slot over Hicham Azzaoui of DSU (5-8, 3-4 GSC). Kilumets improved his singles record to 12-6 on the year.
 
Kostikov, Rawal and Rocha also went unbeaten on the day. Kostikov won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles, Rawal 6-1, 6-3 at No. 4 and Rocha 7-6, 6-2 at No. 5.
 
Alcorn's sixth point came in a heated back-and-forth match at No. 6 singles. Freshman Ivan Matas split sets with Oleg Balabko 6-3, 4-6. In the super tiebreaker, the score was tied 5-5 when Matas earned the final five points for a 10-5 final.
 
It marked the second time the Braves beat the Statesmen this year after pulling out a 5-4 decision on the road on Feb. 8.
 
The Lady Braves (8-13, 5-3 SWAC) made quick work of DSU (5-12, 3-5 GSC) as the match was over in an hour and 39 minutes.
 
Alcorn won the doubles point in under 40 minutes as they grabbed the No. 2 and 3 spots 6-0. Sophomore Marlene Maier and freshman Anastasia Vaganova represented the Lady Braves at No. 2, while sophomore Bianca Birkenstock and freshman Veronika Pytlikova played at No. 3.
 
Maier and Vaganova both saw similar success in singles as neither dropped a game. Vaganova won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 position, and Maier the same at No. 6. Vaganova improved her singles record to 10-6, and Maier 8-5.
 
The women clinched the match at No. 4 singles where junior Natalia Parchowska won 6-1, 6-0.
 
The Lady Braves will be back in action when they travel to Southern Miss for a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. Friday. The Braves will be off until Friday, April 7 when they travel to William Carey University at 2 p.m.
 
The 2017 SWAC Tennis Championships is set for April 14-16 in New Orleans at the Pepsi Tennis Center.
 
Men's Tennis
Alcorn 6, Delta State 1
Singles Competition
1. Kert Kilumets (ALCN_M) def. Hicham Azzaoui (DSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Jeoffrey Noblecourt (DSU) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCN_M) 6-3, 6-2
3. Nikita Kostikov (ALCN_M) def. Joao Yamacita (DSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Nischay Rawal (ALCN_M) def. Timo Schmitz (DSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Nuno Rocha (ALCN_M) def. Julian Massa (DSU) 7-6, 6-2
6. Ivan Matas (ALCN_M) def. Oleg Balabko (DSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
 
Doubles Competition
1. Kert Kilumets/Nikita Kostikov (ALCN_M) def. Timo Schmitz/Andrew Hildenbrand (DSU) 6-0
2. Nischay Rawal/Nuno Rocha (ALCN_M) def. Hicham Azzaoui/Jeoffrey Noblecourt (DSU) 6-2
3. Mason Vice/Joao Yamacita (DSU) def. Ivan Matas/Suyash Gupta (ALCN_M) 6-2
 
Women's Tennis
Alcorn 4, Delta State 0
Singles Competition
1. Daria Chemodanova (ALCN_W) vs. Nathalia Sato (DSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Bianca Birkenstock (ALCN_W) vs. Alex Howe (DSU) 6-1, 2-1, unfinished
3. Klavdija Bukovec (ALCN_W) vs. Sara Alvarez-Rubio (DSU) 3-5, unfinished
4. Natalia Parchowska (ALCN_W) def. Sarah Nash (DSU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Anastasia Vaganova (ALCN_W) def. Madison Wages (DSU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Marlene Maier (ALCN_W) def. Abigail Smith (DSU) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles Competition
1. Daria Chemodanova/Natalia Parchowska (ALCN_W) vs. Alex Howe/Nathalia Sato (DSU) unfinished
2. Marlene Maier/Anastasia Vaganova (ALCN_W) def. Sara Alvarez-Rubio/Sarah Nash (DSU) 6-0
3. Bianca Birkenstock/Veronika Pytlikova (ALCN_W) def. Madison Wages/Abigail Smith (DSU) 6-0
 
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