ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision to the Bison of Harding University on Friday afternoon in day two of the Ouachita Baptist Tournament. With the loss, the Choctaw's record falls to 1-2 on the year.
Unable to acquire a point in doubles,
Marcos Rocca and
Petar Damjanovic came the closest for the Choctaws, dropping a 9-8 decision with a 7-5 tiebreaker to Carlos Cristomo and AJ Barrington.
Rocca would go on to pick up MC's first point of the afternoon in singles play, knocking off Barrington in three sets (4-6, 6-2, 6-2).
Max Nilges picked up the Choctaws second point in singles, needing three sets to best Brandon Hogland (6-4, 6-7, 10-6).
The Choctaws will wrap up play in the final day of the tournament tomorrow morning, when they face off against #19 ranked Southwest Baptist University. Match time is scheduled for 9:00 a.m.
Harding University 7, Mississippi College 2
Feb 17, 2017 at Arkadelphia, Ark. (OBU Tennis Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Carlos Crisostomo (HARDING) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) |
| 2. Marcos Rocca (MC) def. A.J. Barrington (HARDING) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3. Adria Abella (HARDING) def. Trey Randall (MC) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 4. Neto Cacace (HARDING) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-3, 6-7 (9-7), 10-7 |
| 5. Max Nilges (MC) def. Brandon Hogland (HARDING) 6-4, 6-7, 10-6 |
| 6. Pablo Trevino (HARDING) def. J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 7-5, 2-6, 6-0 |
