MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Arkansas-Pine Bluff earned three key victories in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tennis Round Up in Alabama, including a 7-0 victory over Mississippi Valley. The Golden Lions also narrowly defeated Prairie View A&M in a tight 4-3 contest, and also defeated Alcorn State 4-0 as a result of a forfeit.


UAPB 7, Mississippi Valley 0

Singles Competition

1) Sajid Rahman (UAPB) defeated Harris (Valley) 6-0, 6-0

2) Simon Lewis (UAPB) defeated Sansing (Valley) 6-0, 6-0

3) Aravind Vangala (UAPB) defeated Bryant (Valley) 6-0, 6-0

4) Jualon Greig (UAPB) defeated Milton (Valley) 6-0, 6-0

5) Khusto Ledwaba (UAPB) defeated Turner (Valley) 6-0, 6-0

6) Le'Darrien Ledbetter (UAPB) win by default


Doubles Competition

1) Sajid Rahman/Jualon Greig (UAPB) defeated Harris/Bryant (Valley) 6-0

2) Aravind Vangala/Le'Darrien Ledbetter (UAPB) defeated Milton/Sansing 6-0

3) Simon Lewis/Junius Ross win by default



UAPB 4, Prairie View A&M 3

Singles Competition

1) Sajid Rahman (UAPB) defeated Boyogueno (PV) 6-3, 7-6, 7-0

2) Lawerence (PV) defeated Simon Lewis (UAPB) 7-5, 6-2

3) Aravind Vangala (UAPB) defeated Yadav (PV) 6-3, 0-6, 6-1

4) Zachary Suico (PV) defeated Jualon Greig (UAPB) 7-6, 10-8, 6-3

5) Ugarteche (PV) defeated Khusto Ledwaba (UAPB) 6-0, 6-2

6) Le'Darrien Ledbetter (UAPB) defeated Rodrigo Yoshikata (PV) 0-6, 6-2, 6-2


Doubles Competition

1) Sajid Rahman/Jualon Greig (UAPB) defeated Boyogueno/Yadav (PV) 7-6, 7-4

2) Aravind Vangala/Le'Darrien Ledbetter (UAPB) defeated Lawerence/Suico (PV) 6-2

3) Ugarteche/Yoshikata (PV) defeated Simon Lewis/Junius Ross (UAPB) 5-7


UAPB (3-15) will plays host to University of the Ozarks. First serve is set for 3 p.m. at the Pine Bluff Country Club. Matches against Mississippi Valley previously scheduled on March 24 and 25 have been rescheduled to March 27. First serve is at 11 a.m. at the Bloom Tennis Center in Pine Bluff.