CLEVELAND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team fell to #40 Delta State on Saturday in their Gulf South Conference opener, 6-3.

The Choctaws (0-4, 0-1 GSC) began the day with a #2 doubles win as senior Matthew Martin and freshman Joan Valy picked up an 8-5 win over Guilermo Cerrato and Arthur Bertieux. The Statesmen won the other two doubles matches to take a 2-1 advantage into singles play.

Valy opened singles action with a three-set win over Niko Ptasizski at #1 (6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3), while freshman Lucio Menezes defeated Lionel Gazzo at #2 in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 6-1). DSU would win the other four matches, with the #3 singles match going three sets as Martin fell to Bertieux (7-5, 5-7, 10-5).

The Choctaws will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to face Christian Brothers in Memphis at 11:00 a.m.

#40 Delta State 6, Mississippi College 3
02/28/15 at Cleveland, Miss. 

Singles competition

1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Niko Ptasinski (DSU) 6-1, 6-7, 6-1

2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Lionel Gazzo (DSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

3. Arthur Berthiaux (DSU) def. Matthew Martin (MC) 7-5, 5-7, 10-5

4. Joao Yamacita (DSU) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-2, 6-1

5. Clement Depreeuw (DSU) def. Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-2, 6-0

6. G. Cerrato-Saura (DSU) def. Sanders Barrick (MC) 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)

 

Doubles competition

1. Niko Ptasinski/Lionel Gazzo (DSU) def. Lucio Menezes/Petar Damjanovic (MC) 8-4

2. Matthew Martin/Joan Valy (MC) def. Arthur Berthiaux/G. Cerrato-Saura (DSU) 8-6

3. Joao Yamacita/Clement Depreeuw (DSU) def. Sanders Barrick/Dudley Lampton (MC) 8-5

 

Match Notes

Mississippi College 0-4, 0-1 GSC

Delta State 3-2, 1-0 GSC; National ranking #40