CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team had their three-match winning streak snapped with a 5-4 loss to Alabama Huntsville on Wednesday afternoon at the MC Tennis Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (6-5, 2-3 GSC) jumped out to a 2-1 lead with victories at #1 and #3 doubles. Sophomore Christa Owen and freshman Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera cruised to an 8-1 victory at #1, while the freshman team of Karly Matthews and Katie Reid won 8-6 at #3.

In singles play, Owen got MC another point with a 6-2, 6-4 win at #3 over Marta Briega. Sophomore Courtney Schrock won the #4 singles match over Naomi Esteve by a score of 6-1, 6-3.

With UAH tying the match with wins at #2, #5 and #6, the overall match would come down to the #1 singles match between Gonzalez-Carrera and Marleen Gort. The two would split the first two sets, but Gort picked up a 6-3 win in the third to clinch the match for the Chargers (7-7, 4-2 GSC).

The Lady Choctaws will have a day off before playing back-to-back matches in Pensacola, Fla. against Valdosta State (Friday-2:00 p.m.) and West Florida (Saturday-9:00 a.m.).


Alabama Huntsville 5, Mississippi College 4
04/01/15 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Marleen Gort (UAH) def. Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera (MC) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3

2. Cristina Cabanas (UAH) def. Katie Reid (MC) 6-4, 6-1

3. Christa Owen (MC) def. Marta Briega (UAH) 6-2, 6-4

4. Courtney Schrock (MC) def. Naomi Esteve (UAH) 6-1, 6-3

5. Aniek Remmerswaal (UAH) def. Karly Matthews (MC) 6-3, 6-1

6. Katie Bryant (UAH) def. Katie Kema (MC) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera/Christa Owen (MC) def. Marleen Gort/Aniek Remmerswaal (UAH) 8-1

2. Katie Bryant/Cristina Cabanas (UAH) def. Brenna Keller/Courtney Schrock (MC) 9-8 (7-3)

3. Karly Matthews/Katie Reid (MC) def. Marta Briega/Abby Burks (UAH) 8-6

 

Match Notes

Alabama Huntsville 7-7, 4-2 GSC

Mississippi College 6-5, 2-3 GSC