OXFORD, Miss. – After a week and a half off from competition, the Alcorn State University men's tennis program will take the courts again Sunday when it faces Ole Miss in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
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In their last outing, the Braves (7-17, 4-2 SWAC) defeated Delta State 6-1. Seniors
Nikita Kostikov and
Nischay Rawal, junior
Kert Kilumets and sophomore
Nuno Rocha all won in both singles and doubles.
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Alcorn has also won three of its last four matches including a 4-1 result over Arkansas Pine-Bluff and a 4-0 decision over Prairie View A&M.
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Kilumets is having a huge season as he's 12-6 overall in singles and 5-0 against SWAC opponents. He's 4-2 at No. 1 singles and 8-2 at No. 2. He's won four matches in a row.
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Rocha has been hot as of late and is on a three-match winning-streak. At No. 4 singles, Rawal is 8-6 on the year and 4-0 SWAC.
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Ole Miss (10-8, 4-6 SEC) is 5-0 against the SWAC this year, all resulting in sweeps. It swept a pair of doubleheaders against UAPB and blanked Jackson State 4-0. Fabian Fallert is having the best season for the Rebels with a 12-3 record and 7-1 in conference. He's played at the No. 4, 5 and 6 singles positions.
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The Braves will wrap-up the regular season Tuesday in a 2 p.m. match at William Carey along with the Lady Braves. The 2017 SWAC Championships is slated for April 14-16 at the Pepsi Tennis Center in New Orleans.
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