NEW ORLEANS, La.| No. 3 seed, and co-regular season champion, Jackson State had its season come to an end in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) semifinals with a 4-1 loss to No. 2 seed Alabama State at the Pepsi Tennis Center on Saturday.
 
Jackson State (15-8) fell behind after dropping the doubles point despite Isabela Benavides and Chiara Desia winning 6-4 at No. 2 doubles. The Tigers got their lone point at No. 6 singles where Zofia Dziewiecka defeated Ena Arnautovic 6-4, 7-6. Despite the loss, Paula Corbalan pushed her match at No. 3 singles to three sets before falling to Madalena Andrade 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
 
Tennis Match Results
Alabama State 4, Jackson State 1
April 20, 2024 (New Orleans, La.)
Pepsi Tennis Center
 
Singles
1. Lizaveta Demchenko (ALST) def. Tyra-Nicole White (JSU) 7-6, 6-1 (4-0)
2. Zeina Shaaban (JSU) vs. Sahra Bouchaala (ALST), unfinished
3. Madalena Andrade (ALST) def. Paula Corbalan (JSU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
4. Robin Alston (JSU) vs. Carmelle Vial (ALST), unfinished
5. Bea Acena (ALST) def. Isabela Benavides (JSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Zofia Dziewiecka (JSU) def. Ena Arnautovic (ALST) 6-4, 7-6
 
Doubles
1. Demchenko/Bouchaala (ALST) def. Alston/Shaaban (JSU), 6-4
2. Acena/Andrade (ALST) def. White/Corbalan (JSU), 6-4
3. Benavides/Chiara Desia (JSU) def. Vial/Arnautovic (ALST), 6-2
 
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,3)
2024 SWAC Championship Semifinals Match 5
Official: Diane Weigand T-3hr 20m A-85
 
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