JACKSONVILLE – Jax State men's tennis captured their ninth-straight victory with a 4-1 triumph against South Alabama. The Gamecocks hosted the Jaguars in the final home match of the season.
 
Jax State was a perfect 7-0 at the Jax State Tennis Courts this year. They are 16-2 overall with two matches remaining in the regular season.
 
Against the Jaguars (8-9), the Gamecocks took the doubles point thanks to Lucius Soller and Marko Milosavljevic downing Juan Accossatto and Adam Bouyacoub 6-2 on court two. On doubles court three, Alin Fatu and Charlie Penman clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 triumph over Victor Frumholz and Harold van Raemdonck.
 
Timo De Visser and David Krasner were up 4-3 on court one when their match was unfinished.
 
In singles play, Penman clinched the win with his two-set win over Accossatto on court one. Penman took the first set 7-6 thanks to a win in tiebreakers. In the second set, Penman cruised to a 6-1 win to end the match.
 
Earlier in singles, Aman Dahiya kicked things off with a 6-0, 6-4 victory on court three against Raemdonck. Milosavljevic gave the Gamecocks match point with his 6-4, 6-2 win over Deren Yigin on court four.
 
South Alabama got on the scoreboard when Bouyacoub defeated Fatu 6-3, 6-4 on court six.
 
Krasner was facing Braden Hannig on court two when the match was abandoned. Krasner took the opening set 6-2, but Hannig won the second set 6-4. Krasner and Hannig were tied 1-1 in the third. De Visser and Frumholz were left unfinished in their third set as well. De Visser won the first set 6-4 before Frumholz took the second 6-3. It was all square at 0-0 when the match was abandoned in the third.
 
Jax State now will travel to Austin Peay Saturday, April 4, for a 9:30 a.m. first-serve.
 
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