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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Alabama State Hornets captured the 2026 SWAC Men’s Tennis Tournament Championship with a 4-0 sweep of Alabama A&M Bulldogs on Sunday at City Park Tennis Center. The win also marks the Alabama State Hornets fifth consecutive tournament title. 
 
Alabama State set the tone early by claiming the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Vid Maric and Gordan F. Mileusnic secured a dominant 6-1 victory at the top spot, while Eloi Roux and Milan Ristov followed with a 6-3 win at No. 3.
 
In singles play, the Hornets quickly extended their lead. Loris Gueli was first off the court with a 7-5, 6-0 win at No. 6, followed by Flor De Sitter who earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 2.
 
Milan Ristov then clinched the match at the No. 1 position, winning a tightly contested first set in a tiebreak before closing out the match 7-6 (11-9), 6-1.
 
The match concluded in the following order: Alabama State secured the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 before singles matches finished at positions No. 6, No. 2, and No. 1.
 
All-Tournament Team
Jhoan Vaquero, Jackson State
Juwan Bae, Alabama A&M
Tasso Moreira, Alabama A&M
Flor De Sitter, Alabama State
Loris Gueli, Alabama State
Milan Ristov, Alabama State (MVP)  
 
Final Match Results

Singles competition

1. Milan Ristov (ASUM) def. Arnav Pathange (AAMUM) 7-6 (11-9), 6-1
2. Flor De Sitter (ASUM) def. Yin Chih Lan (AAMUM) 6-2, 6-4
3. Tasso Moreira (AAMUM) vs. Eloi Roux (ASUM) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
4. Juwan Bae (AAMUM) vs. Martin Catrice (ASUM) 4-6, 4-4, unfinished
5. Eduardo Andreta (AAMUM) vs. Vid Maric (ASUM) 5-7, 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
6. Loris Gueli (ASUM) def. Goran Krivokapic (AAMUM) 7-5, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Vid Maric/Gordan F. Mileusnic (ASUM) def. Arnav Pathange/Goran Krivokapic (AAMUM) 6-1
2. Yin Chih Lan/Juwan Bae (AAMUM) vs. Martin Catrice/Matteo Lataste (ASUM) 4-4, unfinished
3. Eloi Roux/Milan Ristov (ASUM) def. Eduardo Andreta/Tasso Moreira (AAMUM) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,2,1)

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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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