April 20, 2007

ALEXANDRIA, La. - The Jackson State men's tennis team lost 4-3 to Grambling State in the opening round of the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships. GSU took two of the three doubles games and three of the six singles games.

Complete match scores are below.

Grambling State 4, Jackson State 3 Singles 1. JIMENEZ,Arturo (JSU) def. *RUFYIKIRI,Nicolas (GSU) 6-1, 2-1(*retired - injury) 2. KUWAZA,Tendai (JSU) def. CLAYTON,Jaymon (GSU) 6-2, 6-3 3. MARTINEZ,Alajandro (JSU) lost to LORIMER,Dellon (GSU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-0), 6-0 4. NELSON,Brandon (JSU) lost to HICINTUKA,Herve (GSU) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 5. SALINAS,Sergio (JSU) def. McNEAL,Darryl (GSU) 6-0, 6-0 6. WALKER,Ivan (JSU) lost to EVANS,Jared (GSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles 1. JIMENEZ/KUWAZA (JSU) lost to LORIMER/RUFYIKIRI (GSU) 8-4 2. MARTINEZ/SALINAS (JSU) lost to CLAYTON/HICINTUKA (GSU) 8-6 3. NELSON/WALKER (JSU) def. EVANS/McNEAL (GSU) 8-1

GSU took two of the three doubles games and three of the six singles games.

Complete match scores are below.

Grambling State 4, Jackson State 3 Singles 1. JIMENEZ,Arturo (JSU) def. *RUFYIKIRI,Nicolas (GSU) 6-1, 2-1(*retired - injury) 2. KUWAZA,Tendai (JSU) def. CLAYTON,Jaymon (GSU) 6-2, 6-3 3. MARTINEZ,Alajandro (JSU) lost to LORIMER,Dellon (GSU) 4-6, 7-6 (8-0), 6-0 4. NELSON,Brandon (JSU) lost to HICINTUKA,Herve (GSU) 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 5. SALINAS,Sergio (JSU) def. McNEAL,Darryl (GSU) 6-0, 6-0 6. WALKER,Ivan (JSU) lost to EVANS,Jared (GSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles 1. JIMENEZ/KUWAZA (JSU) lost to LORIMER/RUFYIKIRI (GSU) 8-4 2. MARTINEZ/SALINAS (JSU) lost to CLAYTON/HICINTUKA (GSU) 8-6 3. NELSON/WALKER (JSU) def. EVANS/McNEAL (GSU) 8-1