Tiger Tennis Drops Match at Jackson State

JACKSON, Miss. – Christopher Wood picked up West Alabama's lone point at No. 3 singles as the Tigers lost 6-1 at NCAA Division I Jackson State on Wednesday.

Wood defeated Geria Hernan 6-2, 6-3 on the No. 3 court. Wood and Julius Kaverinen defeated Miguel Martin and Hernan, 6-3, at No. 2 doubles, but Jackson State won at No. 1 and 3 to take the doubles point.

West Alabama (10-9) closes out its regular season with two matches on the road this weekend. The Tigers are scheduled to play No. 8 Valdosta State in a neutral site match in Pensacola, Florida on Saturday before traveling to No. 18 Columbus State on Sunday.

Following are the complete match results between UWA and Jackson State:

Position	Jackson State University	University of West Alabama	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Federico Buscarino	Casper Schuetze	Jackson State University	6-4 6-3
#2 Singles	Camilo Patino	Julius Kaverinen	Jackson State University	6-1 7-6 (5)
#3 Singles	Hernan Geria	Christopher Wood	University of West Alabama	6-2 6-3
#4 Singles	S Gonkstaris	Nicolai Jochamowitz	Jackson State University	6-3 6-4
#5 Singles	Federico Mendieta	Andrii Stratiienko	Jackson State University	6-4 6-3
#6 Singles	Richie Agarwal	Henrik Sinkko	Jackson State University	1-6 6-3 10-4
#1 Doubles	Camilo Patino Federico Buscarino	Casper Schuetze Henrik Sinkko	Jackson State University	7-6 (1)
#2 Doubles	Miguel Martin Hernan Geria	Christopher Wood Julius Kaverinen	University of West Alabama	6-3
#3 Doubles	Richie Agarwal Federico Mendieta	Andrii Stratiienko Nicolai Jochamowitz	Jackson State University	6-1

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Players Mentioned

Christopher Wood: 6' 4"; Junior

Julius Kaverinen: 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Christopher Wood
: 6' 4"; Junior

Julius Kaverinen
: 5' 9"; Freshman