JACKSONVILLE- The JSU men's tennis team improved to 4-2 on the season after a dominant performance on the JSU Tennis Courts Friday afternoon in a 7-0 win over Alabama A&M.
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The Gamecocks opened the match with doubles play, winning on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts.
Thomas Norwood and
Alex Vishnevskiy opened doubles with a 6-1 win in the third flight before
Joaquin Vallejo and Alijaz Kaplja clinched the doubles point, 6-2, in the first flight.
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Vallejo opened singles play with his third win of the season, 6-2, 6-3 in the first flight. In the sixth flight,
Jordi Blanchar added a 6-1, 6-1 win to give JSU its third point of the match.
Thomas Norwood earned the match-clinching win from the second flight, 6-2, 6-0. Following the clinch,
Vanja Dobrnjac won 6-2, 6-1 on the No.3 court and
Aljaz Kaplja added a 6-1, 6-3 win from the No. 5 court. JSU's leader in wins on the season,
Vicente Arbelaez, closed out the match with a 6-4, 6-7, win to improve to 5-0 on the year.
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JSU will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 27, at Mississippi State at 12 p.m.
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