Lamar Men’s Tennis Sweeps Alcorn State at Home

Vicksburg, Miss. — Lamar’s men’s tennis team defeated Alcorn State 7-0 Sunday morning at Hall’s Ferry Tennis Courts. The Cardinals improved to 3-7 with the victory, while the Braves dropped to 3-3.

Lamar took the doubles point with wins in all three matches. The closest contest was at No. 2 doubles, where Fabian Anthin and Vicente Monge edged Alcorn’s Matthew Holl and Vicent Llobell Buigues 7-5.

In singles play, Buigues, a freshman from Alicante, Spain, pushed Lamar’s Stefano Chappuis to a tiebreak in the first set but ultimately fell 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Chappuis won the second set comfortably, sealing the straight-set victory.

Fabian Juarez of Alcorn battled at No. 4 singles but was defeated 6-4, 6-4 by Lamar’s Guy Dagan. On court one, Rintaro Shukuda secured the win for Lamar with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Alcorn’s Sebastian Griffiths, a freshman from Neath, Wales.

The teams will meet again after a break when Alcorn hosts Incarnate Word for a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 14, starting at 10 a.m. in Vicksburg.

Complete match results are available on the school’s website, with Lamar’s Rintaro Shukuda and others earning singles and doubles wins.

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