Cajuns Men’s Tennis Wins Third Straight Against Alcorn State

LAFAYETTE, La – The 69^th ranked Ragin' Cajuns men's tennis team won its third straight match on Tuesday sweeping Alcorn State 7-0 at Cajun Courts to move to 13-4 on the year.

Louisiana is 5-1 at home this season and a perfect 5-0 at Cajun Courts. The Cajuns jumped out to a 1-0 edge taking the doubles point with wins on courts two and three.

Twins Hunter and Yates Johnson clinched the point at the No. 2 position defeating Garry Singh Amor and Nischay Rawal, 8-1.

The Cajuns swept singles competition with five of the six matches decided in straight sets. Senior Rick de Groot increased his win streak to five matches after defeating Ernesto Santillan 6-2, 6-2 at the No. 1 position to give Louisiana a 2-0 edge.

Carl Alberton brought the Ragin' Cajuns within a point from clinching with a strong 6-2, 6-0 win on court four. Yates Johnson clinched the match on court six recording a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Singh Amor.

Hunter Johnson moved to a perfect 10-0 in singles on the spring after downing Rawal, 6-1, 6-3, at line three.

The Cajuns continue their four-match homestand on Saturday at 1 p.m. as they host Tyler Junior College at Cajun Courts. Admission to the match is free.

#69 Louisiana 7, Alcorn State 0

Singles competition
1. Rick de Groot (UL) def. Ernesto Santillan (ALCN) 6-2, 6-2
2. Edgar Lopez (UL) def. Lucas Morviac (ALCN) 4-6, 6-0, 10-4
3. Hunter Johnson (UL) def. Nischay Rawal (ALCN) 6-1, 6-3
4. Carl Alberton (UL) def. Maxim Tkachenko (ALCN) 6-2, 6-0
5. Will Huyton (UL) def. Nikita Kostikov (ALCN) 7-5, 6-2
6. Yates Johnson (UL) def. Garry Singh Amor (ALCN) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Rick de Groot/Edgar Lopez (UL) def. Ernesto Santillan/Nikita Kostikov (ALCN) 8-3
2. Yates Johnson/Hunter Johnson (UL) def. Garry Singh Amor/Nischay Rawal (ALCN) 8-1
3. Carl Alberton/Will Huyton (UL) def. Maxim Tkachenko/Lucas Morviac (ALCN) 8-0

Match Notes:
Alcorn State 4-7
Louisiana 13-4; National ranking #69
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,4,6,3,5,2)

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