LIVINGSTON, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team played their fourth nationally-ranked opponent of the season, falling to #23 West Alabama, 8-1, on Tuesday afternoon.

The Choctaws (2-5, 0-2 GSC) opened the day with three losses in doubles action, but the #3 team of senior Travis Burdick and freshman Sanders Barrick played the tightest match, falling 8-4.

In singles play, freshman Joan Valy picked up a huge victory at the #1 spot, going three sets with Adam Drysdale. After Drysdale took the first set, 6-2, Valy bounced back with wins in the final two sets, 6-3, 7-5, to grab the win.

The Tigers would win the final five singles matches in straight sets to take the 8-1 win.

The Choctaws will be back in action on Thursday when they will host Alabama Huntsville at 2:00 p.m. at the MC Tennis Complex.

#23 West Alabama 8, Mississippi College 1
03/17/15 at Livingston, Ala. (Howard R. Vaughan Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Adam Drysdale (UWA) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5

2. Andrii Stratilenko (UWA) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0

3. Caspar Schuetze (UWA) def. Matthew Martin (MC) 6-3, 6-1

4. Christopher Woods (UWA) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-2, 6-0

5. Manuel Grossmann (UWA) def. Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-3, 7-5

6. Nicolai Jochamowitz (UWA) def. Dudley Lampton (MC) 6-2, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Adam Drysdale/Manuel Grossmann (UWA) def. Lucio Menezes/Petar Damjanovic (MC) 8-1

2. Caspar Schuetze/Nicolai Jochamowitz (UWA) def. Joan Valy/Matthew Martin (MC) 8-2

3. Andrii Stratilenko/Christopher Woods (UWA) def. Sanders Barrick/Travis Burdick (MC) 8-4