MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team suffered an 8-1 defeat to the Warhawks of Auburn Montgomery on Tuesday afternoon. With the loss, the Choctaw's record falls to 8-5 on the season.
 
The Choctaws picked up their lone point of the match in doubles play, when Joan Valy and Marcos Rocca knocked off Birkir Gunnarsson and Vincent Dubosclard 8-6. The duo's win improved them to a team-best 9-1 as a pair on the season.
 
In singles action, Valy and Max Nilges both took their opponents to third sets, but would fall in the tiebreaker match.
 
Up next for the Choctaws, they will travel to Pensacola, Fla. On Friday March 31 to take on the #1 ranked West Florida Argonauts. Match time is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

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Auburn Montgomery 8, Mississippi College 1
Mar 28, 2017 at Montgomery, Ala. (AUM Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Matias Destefanis (AUMM) def. Joan Valy (MC) 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)

2. Vincent Dubosclard (AUMM) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 6-1, 6-4

3. Francisco Mendieta (AUMM) def. Marcos Rocca (MC) 6-4, 6-1

4. Alvaro Terron (AUMM) def. Trey Randall (MC) 6-2, 6-4

5. Birkir Gunnarsson (AUMM) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-2, 6-1

6. Santiago Veglia (AUMM) def. Max Nilges (MC) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)

 

Doubles competition

1. Joan Valy/Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Birkir Gunnarsson/Vincent Dubosclard (AUMM) 8-6

2. Alvaro Terron/Francisco Mendieta (AUMM) def. Petar Damjanovic/Lucio Menezes (MC) 8-4

3. Santiago Veglia/Matias Destefanis (AUMM) def. Max Nilges/Sanders Barrick (MC) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Mississippi College 8-5

Auburn Montgomery 9-6

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,4,2,1,6)