#SWACMTEN Tournament Recap: Day One
NEW ORLEANS – Prairie View A&M and Jackson State each advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament after day one of competition Friday afternoon at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.
Prairie View A&M eliminated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 in the first men’s match of the day. The Panthers picked up the doubles’ point as their No. 1 doubles team Xavier Lawrence and Jorge Juarez Caballero won its match 6-2, and Kevin Ugarteche and Rodrigo Yoshikata prevailed 6-0 in the No. 3 doubles match.
In singles competition, Ugarteche, Taqel Lewis and Zachary Suico picked up straight-set wins to send Prairie View A&M to the next round.
In the second quarterfinal match of the day, Jackson State started off strongly, winning the doubles point as the Tigers’ No. 1 and No. 2 teams earned victories.
During singles play, Alcorn State picked up a pair of victories, as Gjorgji Popovski defeated Jackson State’s Andrey Alawi in three sets, and Stojan Stojanovski defeated Thomas Torres in straight sets. However, the Tigers held strong as Lebelo Mosehle, Richy Gamo and Juan Soria each picked up wins to push Jackson State to the semifinals.
Action continues Saturday as Prairie View A&M faces defending champion Alabama State, and Jackson State faces Alabama A&M. Both matches begin at 1 p.m.
Full match results are below.
Prairie View A&M 4, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 (PVAMU advances)
No. 1 Doubles: Xavier Lawrence/Jorge Juarez Caballero (PVAMU) def. Le’Darrien Ledbetter/Thomas Harris (UAPB), 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Taqel Lewis/Zachary Suico (PVAMU) vs. Simon Lewis/Junius Ross (UAPB), unfinished
No. 3 Doubles: Kevin Ugarteche/Rodrigo Yoshikata (PVAMU) def. Melvin Cole/Pierce Hall (UAPB), 6-0
No. 1 Singles: Rodrigo Yoshikata (PVAMU) vs. Le’Darrien Ledbetter (UAPB), unfinished
No. 2 Singles: Xavier Lawrence (PVAMU) vs. Thomas Harris (UAPB), unfinished
No. 3 Singles: Jorge Juarez Caballero vs. Simon Lewis (UAPB), unfinished
No. 4 Singles: Kevin Ugarteche (PVAMU) def. Junius Ross (UAPB), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Singles: Zachary Suico (PVAMU) def. Melvin Cole (UAPB), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Singles: Taqel Lewis (PVAMU) def. Pierce Hall (UAPB), 6-0, 6-0
Jackson State 4, Alcorn State 2 (JSU advances)
No. 1 Doubles: Andrey Alawi/Richy Gamo (JSU) def. Gjorgji Popovski/Stojan Stojanovski (ALCN), 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Thomas Torres/Fritz Jacobs (JSU) def. Nunu Rocha/Kareem Bowe (ALCN), 6-4
No. 3 Doubles: Johnatan Parat/Ivan Maas (ALCN) def. Juan Soria/Lebelo Mosehle (JSU), 6-3
No. 1 Singles: Gjorgji Popovski (ALCN) def. Andrey Alawi (JSU), 2-6, 7-6, 6-1
No. 2 Singles: Stojan Stojanovski (ALCN) def. Thomas Torres (JSU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Singles: Fritz Jacobs (JSU) vs. Johnatan Parat (ALCN), unfinished
No. 4 Singles: Lebelo Mosehle (JSU) def. Ivan Matas (ALCN), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 5 Singles: Richy Gamo (JSU) def. Nuno Rocha (ALCN), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Singles: Juan Soria (JSU) def. Santiago Rocca (ALCN), 6-1, 6-1