ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team traveled to Ouachita Baptist University this weekend, dropping two matches at the OBU Invitational.

The Choctaws (0-3) lost to OBU on Friday by a score of 9-0, and came back Saturday with a 9-0 loss to Southwest Baptist.

In Friday's match, senior Dudley Lampton and freshman Sanders Barrick played the tightest doubles match, falling 8-5 at #3, while the freshman team of Petar Damjanovic and Lucio Menezes lost at #1, 8-4. The Tigers swept all six singles matches to earn the 9-0 win.

On Saturday, SBU swept doubles play with an 8-2 win at #2 over senior Matthew Martin and freshman Joan Valy and 8-1 wins at #1 and #3. They would also sweep singles play in straight sets to grab the 9-0 victory.

The Choctaws will be back in action on Friday (Feb. 27) when they open Gulf South Conference play against Alabama Huntsville at 2:00 p.m. at the MC Tennis Complex.
 

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#35 Ouachita Baptist 9, Mississippi College 0
02/20/15 at Arkadelphia, Ark. (Heflin Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Marko Boskovic (OBU) def. Joan Valy (MC) 6-1, 6-2

2. Vitor Oliveira (OBU) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 6-3, 6-1

3. Maciej Braciszewicz (OBU) def. Matthew Martin (MC) 6-0, 6-1

4. Lennart Lonnemann (OBU) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-1, 6-3

5. Jason Mechali (OBU) def. Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 9-7

6. Andre Stefano (OBU) def. Taylor Griffith (MC) 8-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Marko Boskovic/Vitor Oliveira (OBU) def. Petar Damjanovic/Lucio Menezes (MC) 8-4

2. Maciej Braciszewicz/Jason Mechali (OBU) def. Matthew Martin/Joan Valy (MC) 8-2

3. Lennart Lonnemann/Andre Stefano (OBU) def. Dudley Lampton/Sanders Barrick (MC) 8-5

 

Match Notes

Mississippi College 0-2

Ouachita Baptist 5-1; National ranking #35; Regional ranking #2

 

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#37 Southwest Baptist 9, Mississippi College 0
02/21/15 at Arkadelphia, Ark. (Heflin Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Joan Valy (MC) 6-1, 6-3

2. Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 6-1, 6-2

3. Chris Blodig (SBU) def. Matthew Martin (MC) 6-2, 6-4

4. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-2, 6-0

5. Alex Belote (SBU) def. Sanders Barrick (MC) 8-1

6. Brad Cicek (SBU) def. Dudley Lampton (MC) 8-2

 

Doubles competition

1. Kristof Kinal/Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Petar Damjanovic/Lucio Menezes (MC) 8-1

2. Chris Blodig/Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Matthew Martin/Joan Valy (MC) 8-2

3. Alex Belote/Brad Cicek (SBU) def. Sanders Barrick/Travis Burdick (MC) 8-1

 

Match Notes

Mississippi College 0-3

Southwest Baptist 2-1; National ranking #37; Regional ranking #4