ARKADELPHIA, Ark. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team notched their third-straight victory to begin the 2018 season with a 5-4 win over Harding University on Friday afternoon.
 
In doubles play, Joan Valy and Marcos Rocca (8-3), and Lucio Menezes and Max Nilges (8-2) helped the Choctaws grab the early 2-1 advantage with victories in their matchups. Menezes and Nilges Improved to a team-best 3-0 with their win at the doubles number two spot.
 
In singles play, Valy (6-1, 6-1), Menezes (6-2, 6-4) and Rocca (6-3, 6-3) all downed their opponents in straight sets. The trio all also improved their single's record to 3-0 on the season with their wins.
 
Following Valy's straight set win over Alejandro Sendra in the singles number one matchup, the Bison would go on to tie the match with singles victories at the number four and five spots. Rocca's straight-set victory over Pablo Trevino at the number three-spot helped the Choctaws regain the lead at 4-3, while Menezes straight set triumph over Carlos Crisostomo at the number two spot clinched the match for MC.
 
The Choctaws will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 17 when they wrap up play in the Ouachita Baptist Invitational against #14-ranked Southwest Baptist University. First serve is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
 

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Mississippi College 5, Harding University 4
Feb 16, 2018 at Arkadelphia, Ark. (OBU Tennis Facility) 
 

Singles competition

1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Alejandro Sendra (HU) 6-1, 6-1

2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Carlos Crisostomo (HU) 6-2, 6-4

3. Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Pablo Trevino (HU) 6-3, 6-3

4. Morgan Salvan (HU) def. Trey Randall (MC) 6-2, 6-4

5. Luis Tirado (HU) def. J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-2, 6-3

6. Adria Abella (HU) def. Max Nilges (MC) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7

Doubles competition

1. Joan Valy/Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Alejandro Sendra/Morgan Salvan (HU) 8-3

2. Lucio Menezes/Max Nilges (MC) def. Carlos Crisostomo/Luis Tirado (HU) 8-2

3. Adria Abella/Pablo Trevino (HU) def. Sanders Barrick/J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 8-2

Match Notes

Harding University 3-5

Mississippi College 3-0

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

 

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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.