Men's Tennis | 4/11/2017 8:52:00 PM

Kilumets, Kostikov Stay Strong in Regular Season Finale

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Alcorn State University men's tennis program continued to hold its ground at the top spots despite dropping a 5-4 result to William Carey on Tuesday, while the Lady Braves fell 6-0.
 
The Braves (7-20) picked up a pair of wins from junior Kert Kilumets and senior Nikita Kostikov. The duo teamed up for an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles over Andreras Brune and Lucien Samatier from WCU (12-4).
 
Kilumets followed it up with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Vladyslav Ladygin at No. 1 singles. Kostikov played at the No. 3 spot where he defeated Clement Fosse 7-6, 6-2.
 
Kilumets finished the regular season with a 13-8 overall record and 5-0 SWAC. He was 5-4 overall at No. 1 singles and 8-2 at No. 2.
 
The Braves also earned a win at No. 4 singles where senior Nischay Rawal took down Hugo Robuchon 6-3, 6-2. Rawal ended the season 9-7 at the No. 4 slot.
 
The Lady Braves (9-16) squared off with a tough WCU squad that improved its record to 13-2.
 
The closest match came at No. 3 doubles. The team of freshman Veronika Pytlikova and sophomore Marlene Maier dropped a nail-biter 9-8.
 
Three of the six singles matches went unfinished including the No. 1 position with freshman Daria Chemodanova, No. 5 with freshman Anastasia Vaganova and No. 6 with Pytlikova.
 
Up next, Alcorn will head to the Pepsi Tennis Center in New Orleans for the 2017 SWAC Championships. The fourth-seeded Lady Braves will face sixth-seeded Grambling State at 9 a.m. Friday, while the third-seeded Braves take on fifth-seeded UAPB at 1 p.m. Friday.
 
Men's Tennis
William Carey 5, Alcorn 4
Singles Competition
1. Kert Kilumets (ALCN_M) def. Vladyslav Ladygin (WCU) 6-1, 7-5
2. Lucien Samatier (WCU) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCN_M) 6-0, 6-0
3. Nikita Kostikov (ALCN_M) def. Clement Fosse (WCU) 7-6, 6-2
4. Nischay Rawal (ALCN_M) def. Hugo Robuchon (WCU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Paul Chabaud (WCU) def. Nuno Rocha (ALCN_M) 6-2, 6-3
6. Christian Hansson (WCU) def. Ivan Matas (ALCN_M) 6-1, 6-1
 
Double Competition
1. Kert Kilumets/Nikita Kostikov (ALCN_M) def. Andreras Brune/Lucien Samatier (WCU) 8-4
2. Christian Hansson/Vladyslav Ladygin (WCU) def. Nischay Rawal/Nuno Rocha (ALCN_M) 8-0
3. Hugo Robuchon/Clement Fosse (WCU) def. Suyash Gupta/Ivan Matas (ALCN_M) 8-5
 
Women's Tennis
William Carey 6, Alcorn 0
Singles Competition
1. Aleksandra Grela (WCU) vs. Daria Chemodanova (ALCN_W) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
2. Jelena Dordan (WCU) def. Klavdija Bukovec (ALCN_W) 6-0, 6-2
3. Wendy Barsotti (WCU) def. Bianca Birkenstock (ALCN_W) 6-3, 6-2
4. Nataliia Baliaeva (WCU) def. Natalia Parchowska (ALCN_W) 6-1, 6-3
5. Gloria Kaufman (WCU) vs. Anastasia Vaganova (ALCN_W) 3-6, unfinished
6. Daria Veretennikova (WCU) vs. Veronika Pytlikova (ALCN_W) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
 
Doubles Competition
1. Aleksandra Grela/Jelena Dordan (WCU) def. Daria Chemodanova/Natalia Parchowska (ALCN_W) 8-3
2. Nataliia Baliaeva/Wendy Barsotti (WCU) def. Anastasia Vaganova/Bianca Birkenstock (ALCN_W) 8-2
3. Daria Veretennikova/Lorena Jimenez (WCU) def. Veronika Pytlikova/Marlene Maier (ALCN_W) 9-8
 
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