{"id":208991,"date":"2026-03-27T23:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208991\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T23:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T23:06:10","slug":"hornets-drop-home-match-to-jacksonville-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/208991\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets Drop Home Match to Jacksonville State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/southern_200x200.png\" alt=\"Southern\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p> Southern<\/p>\n<p>3\/29\/2026 | 10:00 AM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Mar. 29 (Sun) \/ 10:00 AM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/southern_200x200.png\" alt=\"Southern\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Southern&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                    <a class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-details-history\" href=\"https:\/\/bamastatesports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/opponent-history\/southern\/41\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">History <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama\u00a0State University men&#8217;s tennis fell to Jacksonville\u00a0State University\u00a04-0 in a non-conference men&#8217;s tennis dual match at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"445\" data-start=\"197\">Jacksonville State secured the doubles point, but the Hornets continued to battle across the lineup, pushing multiple singles matches deep into play and leaving three courts unfinished\u2014an indication of how tightly contested the dual was throughout.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"562\" data-start=\"447\">Doubles Competition<br data-end=\"473\" data-start=\"470\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nJacksonville State claimed victories on the top two courts to take the early advantage:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1023\" data-start=\"817\">Despite dropping the doubles point, Alabama State&#8217;s third pairing of Ristov and Roux was in the midst of a competitive match before it was halted, signaling strong potential in the lower half of the lineup.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1152\" data-start=\"1025\">Singles Competition<br data-end=\"1051\" data-start=\"1048\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Hornets faced a tough Jacksonville State lineup but remained competitive across several courts:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1390\" data-start=\"1298\">Three additional singles matches were left unfinished, highlighting Alabama State&#8217;s fight:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bamastatesports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/milan-ristov\/8710\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8710\" target=\"_blank\">Milan Ristov<\/a> (ALST) vs. Charlie Penman (JSU) \u2013 unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bamastatesports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/vid-maric\/8709\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8709\" target=\"_blank\">Vid Maric<\/a> (ALST) vs. Marko Milosavljevic (JSU) \u2013 unfinished&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bamastatesports.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/martin-catrice\/8713\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"8713\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Catrice<\/a> (ALST) vs. Alin Fatu (JSU) \u2013 unfinished&#13;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2333\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"2190\">Alabama State will host Southern University on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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