JACKSON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team opened up their 2018 campaign by knocking off division I opponent Jackson State 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Lady Choctaws grabbed the early 1-0 advantage at the conclusion of doubles play, with victories from Brenna Keller and AnneMarie Kimball at the number one over Tyler Smith and Lucia Solis (6-3) and Aneta Golawska and junior transfer Tori Roberts at the number two spot over Oni Jones and Chloe Gauvreau-Dredge(6-2).
 
In singles play, newcomers RebeccaGrace Kimball and Nicole Bueno both shined in their Lady Choctaws debuts. Bueno (Providence, R.I.) came back from a 4-1 deficit in her first set to take her match at single's number two in straight sets at 6-4, 7-5 over Nina Zhang. R. Kimball (Shreveport, La.) dropped her first set 4-6 at at the singles number six spot, but would rally to take her matchup against Daria Butornia 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
 
A. Kimball and Golawska accounted for MC's remaining victories in singles, with A. Kimball knocking off Chloe Gauvreau-Dredge in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) at the singles number four spot and Golawska besting Oni Jones in straight sets (6-2, 6-2) at the singles number five spot.
 
The Lady Choctaws will return to action on Sunday, February 18 when they host the University of West Georgia for their first Gulf South Conference match of the season. First serve is slated for 2:00 p.m.
 

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Mississippi College 5, Jackson State 2
Feb 13, 2018 at Jackson, Miss. (JSU Tennis Facility) 
 

Singles competition

1. SMITH, Tyler (JS) def. Brenna Keller (MC) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

2. Nicole Bueno (MC) def. ZHANG, Nina (JS) 6-4, 7-5

3. SOLIS, Lucia (JS) def. S. Gonzalez-Carrera (MC) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8

4. AnneMarie Kimball (MC) def. GAUVREAU-DREDGE, Chl (JS) 6-0, 6-0

5. Aneta Golawska (MC) def. JONES, Oni (JS) 6-2, 6-2

6. RebeccaGrace Kimball (MC) def. BUTORINA, Daria (JS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Brenna Keller/AnneMarie Kimball (MC) def. SMITH, Tyler/SOLIS, Lucia (JS) 6-3

2. Aneta Golawska/Tori Roberts (MC) def. JONES, Oni/GAUVREAU-DREDGE, Chl (JS) 6-2

3. ZHANG, Nina/BUTORINA, Daria (JS) vs. S. Gonzalez-Carrera/RebeccaGrace Kimball (MC) 5-4, unfinished

Match Notes

Mississippi College 1-0

Jackson State 0-4

 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.