Prairie View A&M Captures Tennis
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NEW ORLEANS, La. - Prairie View A&M University won its 21st Southwestern Athletic Conference men's tennis crown with a 4-0 win over defending tournament champions, Alcorn State, on Sunday at City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.
The 21 championship titles is the most by any team in the SWAC. In addition, the Panthers pick up their second title in four years after winning the 2010 tournament.
Tournament MVP, Ronald Chidzikwe, sealed the match defeating Garry Amor during the No. 4 singles match-up. Chidzikwe picked up the win in two sets with scores of 6-0 amd 6-2.
PVAMU head coach, John Cochran, was named the 2013 SWAC Men's Tennis Coach of the Year.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
| COURT |
NO. |
Prairie View A&M (4) , Alcorn State (0) |
RESULTS |
FINISH |
| 1 |
1 |
Varney / Wiltz (PVAMU) def. Santillan / Amor (ALCN) |
8-2 |
1 |
| 2 |
2 |
Fotso / Chidzikwe (PVAMU) def. Tkachenko / Singh (ALCN) |
8-3 |
3 |
| 3 |
3 |
Umnikov / Vasileuski (ALCN) def. Gbadamosi / Aldaz (PVAMU) |
8-0 |
2 |
SINGLES
| COURT |
NO. |
Prairie View A&M (4) , Alcorn State (0) |
RESULTS |
FINISH |
| 1 |
1 |
Jackson Varney (PVAMU) vs. Ernesto Santillan (ALCN) |
DNF |
--- |
| 2 |
2 |
Karim Fotso (PVAMU) vs. Ivan Umnikov (ALCN) |
DNF |
--- |
| 3 |
3 |
Craig Wiltz (PVAMU) def. Vitali Vasileuski (ALCN) |
6-1, 6-0 |
1 |
| 4 |
4 |
Ronald Chidzikwe (PVAMU) def. Garry Amor (ALCN) |
6-0, 6-2 |
3 |
| 5 |
5 |
Jonathan Dingle (PVAMU) vs. Max Tkachenko (ALCN) |
DNF |
--- |
| 6 |
6 |
Daniel Vasquez (PVAMU) def. Bhavtaran Singh (ALCN) |
6-2, 6-3 |
2 |
2013 SWAC Men's Tennis All-Tournament Team
Jackson Varney (Prairie View A&M)
Ronald Chidzikwe (Prairie View A&M)
Craig Wiltz (Prairie View A&M)
Ernesto Santillan (Alcorn State)
Ivan Umnikov (Alcorn State)
Camilo Patino (Jackson State)
Tournament MVP: Ronald Chidzikwe (Prairie View A&M)
Coach of the Year: John Cochran (Prairie View A&M)