JACKSON, Miss. – The 2026 Fall Men’s Tennis Tournament concluded after two days in Jackson, Mississippi where Alcorn State was victorious in the double’s round and Alabama A&M’s Mihnea Stanciu won the Singles competition.
 
Quarterfinals
Mihnea Stanciu (Alabama A&M) def. Julien Cordeau (Mississippi Valley State) 6-1, 6-4
 Angel Hernandez (Jackson State) def. Sebastien Byng (Southern University) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
 Noah Koffi (Alabama A&M) def. Vicent L. Buigues (Alcorn) 6-2, 6-3
 Loris Gueli (Alabama State) def. Jerry Brow Salinas (Jackson State) 1-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-8
Semifinals
 Mihnea Stanciu (Alabama A&M) def. Angel Hernandez (Jackson State) 6-1, 6-1
 Noah Koffi (Alabama A&M) def. Loris Gueli (Alabama State) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
Finals
Mihnea Stanciu (Alabama A&M) def. Noah Koffi (Alabama A&M) 6-4, 4-1, retired
 
Doubles competition
Quarterfinals
Ching Chang Chiu/Devesh Sarawanan (Jackson State) def. Raphael Ankrah/Mihnea Stanciu (Alabama A&M) 8-3
 Julien Cordeau/Luis Cordoba (Mississippi Valley State) def. Loris Gueli/Luka Videnovic (Alabama State) 9-8
 
Semifinals
Hlib Kovalenko/Emre Atlamis (Alcorn) def. Ching Chang Chiu/Devesh Sarawanan (Jackson State) 8-6
 Sebastien Byng/Zachery Byng (Southern University) def. Julien Cordeau/Luis Cordoba (Mississippi Valley State) 9-7
Finals
Hlib Kovalenko/Emre Atlamis (Alcorn) def. Sebastien Byng/Zachery Byng (Southern University) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
 
Tournament notes:
Mihnea Stanciu (AAMU) won the singles championship.
Kovalenko/Atlamis (ALC) won the doubles championship.
 
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 competitions are 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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