AAMU Too Much for Alcorn in SWAC Pod

MILLBROOK, Ala. – Alabama A&M won four of six singles matches to defeat Alcorn, 4-1, Sunday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men's Tennis Pod event hosted by Alabama State. The match took place in Millbrook, Alabama, at The Fields at 17 Springs.
 
Alabama A&M improved to 6-11 overall and a perfect 4-0 in conference play, while Alcorn fell to 3-17 on the season and 0-3 in the SWAC.
 
Alcorn drew first blood in the doubles competition, picking up wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions to claim a 2-1 edge in doubles – giving the Braves the lone point of the afternoon for the Purple and Gold, respectfully.
 
Matthew Holl and Vicent Llobell Buigues delivered the marquee result of the day, outlasting Alabama A&M's team of Arnav Pathange and Agustin Marquez in a tightly contested tiebreak to win 7-6 (8-6) in the top flight doubles spot.
 
Tomas Grime and Jorge Prats Navarrete added to the doubles success with a 6-4 victory over Tasso Moreira and Eduardo Andreta in the No. 3 position. Alabama A&M's Yin Chih Lan and Juwan Bae won the No. 2 doubles match 6-2, but the Braves had already done enough to claim the doubles point.
 
The doubles performance was a genuine bright spot for Alcorn and reflected the team's competitive spirit despite the challenges of a difficult season.
 
AAMU responded by winning four of the six singles matches to pull away and claim the overall victory.
 
Yin Chih Lan was effective on court No. 2, dispatching Holl 6-1, 6-4. Bae dominated Grime 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4.
 
Meanwhile, Eduardo de Benedictis Andreta defeated Navarrete 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5, and it was the Bulldogs' Goran Krivokapic handling Alcorn's Fabian Juarez 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6 to close out the Bulldogs' singles tally.
 
Two singles matches were left unfinished after the team result had been decided.
 
At the top of the lineup, the Braves' Sebastian Griffiths had jumped out to a commanding 6-2 first-set win over Alabama A&M's Pathange and had the match knotted at 5-5 in the second set when play was suspended – a strong individual performance that underscored the quality Griffiths brings to the No. 1 position. And over on court three, Buigues had won the first set 7-5 over Moreira and trailed 4-1 in the second when the match was called.
 
The Braves wrap up the home portion of the 2026 spring schedule Thursday, April 2, as Alcorn welcomes in-state SWAC foe Mississippi Valley State to Halls Ferry Tennis Courts in Vicksburg, Mississippi. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m.
 
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COMPLETE RESULTS
Singles Competition
1. Arnav Pathange (AAMU) vs. Sebastian Griffiths (ALC) 2-6, 5-5, unfinished
2. Yin Chih Lan (AAMU) def. Matthew Holl (ALC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Tasso Moreira (AAMU) vs. Vicent Llobell Buigues (ALC) 5-7, 4-1, unfinished
4. Juwan Bae (AAMU) def. Tomas Grime (ALC) 6-3, 6-0
5. Eduardo de Benedictis Andreta (AAMU) def. Jorge Prats Navarrete (ALC) 6-0, 6-4
6. Goran Krivokapic (AAMU) def. Fabian Juarez (ALC) 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles Competition
1. Matthew Holl/Vicent Llobell Buigues (ALC) def. Arnav Pathange/Agustin Marquez (AAMU) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Yin Chih Lan/Juwan Bae (AAMU) def. Sebastian Griffiths/Fabian Juarez (ALC) 6-2
3. Tomas Grime/Jorge Prats Navarrete (ALC) def. Tasso Moreira/Eduardo de Benedictis Andreta (AAMU) 6-4