PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team played their sixth nationally-ranked opponent of the season, falling to #10 Valdosta State University 5-1 on Friday night at the UWF Tennis Complex.

The Choctaws (4-8, 1-4 GSC) opened the match with a win at #3 doubles as senior Dudley Lampton and freshman Sanders Barrick combined to win 9-7 over Joachim Schemm and Andrew Harvin.

The Blazers (12-4, 7-1) would win the other two doubles points and take three singles matches in straight sets with the other three going unfinished.

The Choctaws will be back in action on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. when they will face #2 West Florida.


#10 Valdosta State 5, Mississippi College 1
04/03/15 at Pensacola, Fla. (UWF Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Joan Valy (MC) vs. Francisco Yim Kim (VSU) 2-6, 5-3, unfinished

2. Niklas Herbring (VSU) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 6-1, 6-4

3. Matthew Martin (MC) vs. Gereon Heitmann (VSU) 0-6, 5-6, unfinished

4. Joachim Schemm (VSU) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-1, 6-3

5. Ramon Weil (VSU) def. Jose Rodrigo-Gonzalez (MC) 6-0, 6-0

6. Sanders Barrick (MC) vs. Andrew Harvin (VSU) 2-6, 1-3, unfinished

 

Doubles competition

1. Gereon Heitmann/Ramon Weil (VSU) def. Petar Damjanovic/Lucio Menezes (MC) 8-1

2. Francisco Yim Kim/Niklas Herbring (VSU) def. Matthew Martin/Joan Valy (MC) 8-6

3. Sanders Barrick/Dudley Lampton (MC) def. Joachim Schemm/Andrew Harvin (VSU) 9-7

 

Match Notes

Valdosta State 12-4, 7-1 GSC; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #5

Mississippi College 4-8, 1-4 GSC