Jackson, Miss. – The Alcorn tennis teams competed at the Fall SWAC Tennis Tournament on Monday and Tuesday.
Women's Singles
Ivanna De Gregorio opened the tournament with a straight-set victory over Aqeela Malik of Southern University, 6-1, 6-3.
Hana Bajramovic also earned a dominant opening-round win, defeating Ruramai Nyamakura of Mississippi Valley State, 6-0, 6-0.
In the quarterfinals, De Gregorio fell to Victoria Linkovski of Jackson State, 6-1, 6-1. Bajramovic advanced to the semifinals after defeating Alexia Campagna of Alabama State, 2-6, 7-5, 10-2.
Bajramovic's tournament run ended in the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Paula Corbalan of Jackson State.
Women's Doubles
Gloria Jovic and Amelia Tatafu represented Alcorn in doubles play, falling to Victoria Linkovski and Helen Hernandez of Jackson State, 8-5.
Men's Singles
Vicent L. Buigues competed in the men's singles quarterfinals, falling to Noah Koffi of Alabama A&M, 6-2, 6-3.
Men's Doubles
Hlib Kovalenko and Emre Atlamis advanced to the men's doubles final after defeating Ching Chang Chiu and Devesh Sarawanan of Jackson State, 8-6, in the semifinals.
The Alcorn duo then defeated Sebastien Byng and Zachery Byng of Southern University in the championship match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, to claim the men's doubles title.
UP NEXT
Alcorn tennis returns to action at the UWF Fall Fling, hosted by the University of West Florida, on Oct. 30-31 in Pensacola, Fla.
