Box Score JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State dropped a hard-fought 4-2 non-conference match to St. Thomas (MN) at the JSU Tennis Center on Thursday.
 
Jackson State (10-7) fell behind early after dropping the doubles point dropping matches at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The Tigers were leading at number three with Paula Corbalan and Isabela Benavides leading 6-5 when the point was decided.
 
The Tigers picked up a pair of wins in the match when Benavides swept through Regina Talavera 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, while Chiara Desia picked up a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 6 over Naisha Srivastav.
 
St. Thomas (MN) 4, Jackson State 2
March 28, 2024
JSU Tennis Courts
 
Singles
1. Marte Degeorges (UST) def. Tyra-Nicole Whyte (JSU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Jannah ElNemr (UST) def. Zeina Shaaban (JSU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Caroline Lindahl (UST) def. Paula Corbalan (JSU) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
4. Yinong Ma (UST) vs. Zofia Dziewiecka (JSU) 6-3, 6-6 (unfinished)
5. Isabela Benavides (JSU) def. Regina Talavera (UST) 6-0, 6-0
6. Chiara Desia (JSU) def. Naisha Srivastav (UST) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles
1. Olivia Paradise/Ma (UST) def. Shaaban/Dziewiecka (JSU), 7-5
2. Degeorges /Talavera (UST) def. Whyte/Desia (JSU), 6-4
3. Corbalan/Benavides (JSU) vs. ElNemr/Lindahl (UST), 6-5 (unfinished)
 
Up Next
Jackson State returns to Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action at 10 a.m. in Huntsville (Ala.) against Alabama A&M.
 
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