Box Score JACKSON, Miss. – The Lady Braves Tennis team ended its winning drought in its first contest of the SWAC Pod on Friday, Feb. 17. Alcorn defeated conference-foe Bethune-Cookman, 4-0, to improve to 1-4 on the season, as the Wildcats fall to 0-2.
Alcorn came out of the gate strong, taking the doubles point to start the match 1-0. Jaime Edwards and Tangia Riley-Codrington took the first doubles set after going uncontested on court three. Duo Mikaela Konstantinova and Kimberley Kaome sealed the doubles point for the Lady Braves on court two, defeating Keona Burley and Loncey Ellie, 6-0. On court one, Aizat Zholdakayeva and Nicole Kells led Diarra Thomas and Janet Imbo Nloga 3-1 when the point was called for Alcorn.
The singles match went down quickly for the Braves, with Alcorn sweeping Bethune-Cookman to claim every point. Edwards won uncontested on court six. Kells defeated Courdeja Clark. 6-0, 6-0, on court five.and Kaome won her match against Ellie, 6-0, 6-1, on court four.
More information to come when final stats become available.
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About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women's competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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