Men's Tennis Drops Hard-Fought Contest to Statesmen

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Delta State struck first with the doubles point then was able to finish with a 4-3 victory over host Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon.

"We have plenty of room to grow, and today we fell short against a good team," head coach Zubin Engineer said. "Our team will learn to play with adversity as the season goes on, and we have a great opportunity tomorrow against UAB."

The Golden Eagles used new tandems on all three doubles courts for the first time this season, but fell 6-4 on No. 2 and 3 while the first court was in a 5-5 dead-heat.

As for singles, Alexander Gima moved to 3-1 on the year and Vence N'Tcha went to 2-0. Today marked only the first loss of the season for Christopher Cahour and Antoine Androine, who were a combined 9-0 to start. Matthieu Peres remained perfect with his sixth-straight win.

The Golden Eagles (4-2) and Blazers will meet at 11 a.m. Sunday morning.

Doubles
1. Hsiang Yi Wang/Antoine Androine (USM) vs. Mason Vice/Hugo Stroppiana (DSU) 5-5, unfinished
2. Trey Seymour/Emilie Le Terrier (DSU) def. Alexander Gima/Emilio Bowen (USM) 6-4
3. Come Bracavel/Leo de Sousa (DSU) def. Matthieu Peres/Vence N'Tcha (USM) 6-4

Singles
1. Alexander Gima (USM) def. Emile Le Terrier (DSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
2. Hugo Stroppiana (DSU) def. Christopher Cahour (USM) 5-7, 6-4, 5-7
3. Matthieu Peres (USM) def. Leo De Sousa (DSU) 7-6, 6-4
4. Trey Seymour (DSU) def. Antoine Androine (USM) 3-6, 6-3, 1-6
5. Come Bracavel (DSU) def. Emilio Bowen (USM) 6-2, 6-4
6. Vence N'Tcha (USM) def. Emiliano Ellazerez (DSU) 6-4, 6-3

Men's Tennis Drops Hard-Fought Contest to Statesmen

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Antoine Audrain

Emilio Bowen

Christopher Cahour

Alexander Gima

Vence N'Tcha

Matthieu Peres

Hsiang Yi Wang