CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team defeated the Chargers of the University of Alabama in Huntsville 8-1 in a Gulf South Conference matchup on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Choctaws improve to 9-8 overall and 5-3 against GSC opponents.
In singles,
Joan Valy (6-4, 6-4) and
Lucio Menezes (6-2, 6-4) both downed their opponents in straight sets. In the number four matchup,
Trey Randall defeated Elliot Hopson in three sets (3-6, 7-6 (7-6), 10-6).
In doubles,
Joan Valy and
Marcos Rocca picked up their team-leading 12
th win as a duo with their 8-4 victory over Noah Pring/Chris Miller. Menezes and
Sanders Barrick knocked off Sebastian Rohrbach/Elliot Hopson 8-3 in the number two spot, and
Petar Damjanovic and Nilges trumped Harrison Stone/Timo Christen 8-2 at number three.
The Choctaws will return to action on Wednesday, April 12 when they host Loyola University in a nonconference match. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Mississippi College 8, Alabama Huntsville 1
Apr 09, 2017 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Chris Miller (UAH) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Sebastian Rohrbach (UAH) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 3. Elliot Hopson (UAH) def. Marcos Rocca (MC) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-4), 14-12 |
| 4. Trey Randall (MC) def. Timo Christen (UAH) 3-6, 7-6 (7-6), 10-6 |
| 5. Petar Damjanovic (MC) def. Guilherme Coleta (UAH) 8-5 |
| 6. Max Nilges (MC) def. Harrison Stone (UAH) 9-8 (7-4) |
| Match Notes |
| Alabama Huntsville 8-13, 1-6 GSC |
| Mississippi College 9-8, 5-3 GSC |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,1,4,3,5,6) |
