KENNESAW, Ga. – The Jacksonville State men's tennis team was unable to pick up a non-conference win Tuesday, falling in a tight 4-3 match at Kennesaw State.
 
The Gamecocks (7-4) got off to a good start by winning two of the match's first two points, but dropped three of the last four contests to the Owls (5-8).
 
Aljaz Kaplja and Sergio Lizarraga won 6-3 at No. 1 doubles, while Joaquin Vallejo and Alexander Vishnevskiy grabbed a 7-6 win at No. 3 doubles to claim the match's first point.
 
Vallejo took the No. 2 singles point in two sets (7-6, 6-4) and Jordi Blanchar won his No. 6 singles match in an exciting three sets that finished with a 10-4 super-set in the third (2-6, 6-4, 10-4), but that that would be all the points JSU could muster.
 
KSU took games at No. 1, 3 and 5 in two sets, while Vishnevskiy put up a three-set fight at No. 4 before falling 6-0 in the third set.
 
The Gamecocks were unable to stop a skid that reached four matches with Tuesday's loss.
 
After going 7-4 in non-conference play, Jacksonville State turns its attention to Ohio Valley play beginning Friday, March 22 at Eastern Illinois. The Gamecocks' OVC matchup is set to begin at 2 p.m. in Charleston, Ill.
 
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