CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team opened the 2015 season with an 8-1 loss to Division I Alcorn State University on Wednesday afternoon at the MC Tennis Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (0-1) picked up the first point of the day when the freshmen team of Karly Matthews and Katie Reid picked up an 8-3 victory at the #2 doubles over Siobhan Ryan-Bovey and Ekaterina Potopova.

The Lady Braves took over from there with wins at the #1 and #3 doubles. In singles play, freshman Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera took the #1 match to three sets, falling to Aida Kelic (6-0, 1-6, 6-2).

The Lady Choctaws will be back in action on Tuesday, February 24th when they travel to face Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark. at 2:00 p.m.
 

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Alcorn State 8, Mississippi College 1
02/18/15 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Aida Kelic (ASU) def. S. Gonzalez-Carrera (MC) 6-0, 1-6, 6-2

2. Siobhan Ryan-Bovey (ASU) def. Katie Reid (MC) 6-0, 6-1

3. Ivana Boberic (ASU) def. Christa Owen (MC) 6-2, 6-3

4. Ekaterina Potopova (ASU) def. Courtney Schrock (MC) 6-1, 6-2

5. Patricia Normand (ASU) def. Laura VanHorn (MC) 6-0, 6-1

6. Aakanksha Punj (ASU) def. Katherine Farmer (MC) 8-6

 

Doubles competition

1. Aida Kelic/Ivana Boberic (ASU) def. S. Gonzalez-Carrera/Christa Owen (MC) 8-6

2. Katie Reid/Karly Matthews (MC) def. Siobhan Ryan-Bovey/Ekaterina Potopova (ASU) 8-3

3. Aakanksha Punj/Patricia Normand (ASU) def. Courtney Schrock/Laura VanHorn (MC) 8-2