Martin (LOY)
Annsley McRae

Men's Tennis David Nichols --- Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Choctaws Close Out Season with Dominant Performance at Loyola (LA)

NEW ORLEANS, La. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team wrapped up the 2015 season with a 9-0 victory over Loyola (LA) on Sunday afternoon.

It was the final collegiate matches for seniors Dudley Lampton and Matthew Martin, who have been in the Choctaw lineup since their freshman season in 2012. Also wrapping up his career on Sunday was senior Travis Burdick.

Martin picked up an 8-4 doubles win with freshman partner Joan Valy at #2. He also took down Ernesto de Diego at #3 singles by a score of 6-1, 6-0. Martin finished up his career with a 40-23 singles mark and 42-25 doubles record.

Lampton and freshman partner Sanders Barrick played a solid match, grabbing an 8-0 victory at #3 doubles. Lampton finished his career with a 38-23 mark in doubles action.

The Choctaws (7-10), who won three of their final four matchess, opened with a 3-0 lead after freshmen Petar Damjanovic and Lucio Menezes won 8-5 at #1 doubles to pick up the clean sweep.

In singles play, Menezes (#2) and junior Taylor Griffith (#6) won their matches without dropping a game, while freshman Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (#5) joined Martin with just one game lost.

Damjanovic (#4) won his match over David Mayhall by a score of 6-2, 6-1, while Valy finished the sweep with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Trivesh Singh at #1.


Mississippi College 9, Loyola (LA) 0
04/19/15 at New Orleans, La. 

Singles competition
1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Trivesh Singh (LOY) 6-1, 6-4
2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Federico Mercado (LOY) 6-0, 6-0
3. Matthew Martin (MC) def. Ernesto de Diego (LOY) 6-1, 6-0
4. Petar Damjanovic (MC) def. David Mayhall (LOY) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) def. Ricardo Mercado (LOY) 6-1, 6-0
6. Taylor Griffith (MC) def. Eduardo Garcia (LOY) 6-0, 6-0
 

Doubles competition
1. Petar Damjanovic/Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Federico Mercado/David Mayhall (LOY) 8-5
2. Matthew Martin/Joan Valy (MC) def. Ricardo Mercado/Ernesto de Diego (LOY) 8-4
3. Sanders Barrick/Dudley Lampton (MC) def. Eduardo Garcia/Trivesh Singh (LOY) 8-0
 

Match Notes
Mississippi College 7-10
 

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Players Mentioned

Travis Burdick

Travis Burdick

6' 4"
Senior
1L
Taylor Griffith

Taylor Griffith

5' 10"
Junior
2L
Dudley Lampton

Dudley Lampton

6' 0"
Senior
3L
Matthew Martin

Matthew Martin

5' 9"
Senior
3L
Sanders Barrick

Sanders Barrick

6' 4"
Freshman
HS
Petar Damjanovic

Petar Damjanovic

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez

Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Lucio Menezes

Lucio Menezes

5' 11"
Freshman
HS
Joan Valy

Joan Valy

5' 9"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Travis Burdick

Travis Burdick

6' 4"
Senior
1L
Taylor Griffith

Taylor Griffith

5' 10"
Junior
2L
Dudley Lampton

Dudley Lampton

6' 0"
Senior
3L
Matthew Martin

Matthew Martin

5' 9"
Senior
3L
Sanders Barrick

Sanders Barrick

6' 4"
Freshman
HS
Petar Damjanovic

Petar Damjanovic

6' 0"
Freshman
HS
Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez

Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Lucio Menezes

Lucio Menezes

5' 11"
Freshman
HS
Joan Valy

Joan Valy

5' 9"
Freshman
HS