EDINBURG, Texas – Coming off one of its best outings of the year, the Alcorn State University men's tennis program will play a neutral site match against Nicholls at 11 a.m. Saturday before taking on host Texas Rio Grande Valley at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Orville Cox Tennis Center.
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The Braves defeated Mississippi College 4-1 on Wednesday. They picked up singles victories from senior
Nuno Rocha, juniors
Gjorgji Popovski and sophomore
Stojan Stojanovski. It came after they clinched the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and 2 spots.
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Alcorn has been strong at the top all season. Popovski and sophomore
Johnatan Parat lead the team with three wins apiece, primarily playing No. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Rocha clinched the MC match with a three-set win at No. 4 singles including a 7-6 third set.
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The Braves have won the doubles point in each of their last two matches. Prior to MC, they won courts No. 2 and 3 against Prairie View A&M. Alcorn has mixed and matched its doubles teams all year, but the duo of Rocha and freshman
Kareem Bowe are 3-2 on the season including 2-0 SWAC.
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Nicholls is 2-7 with two victories over the SWAC. The Colonials topped Prairie View A&M 5-2 and Jackson State 4-1.
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UTRGV is 2-14 overall, but similar to Nicholls, both of its wins have come against the SWAC. The Vaqueros defeated Alabama State 4-1 and Prairie View A&M 4-0.
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The Alcorn women are off until Thursday, April 4 when they take on Jackson State at 12 p.m. in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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