CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team defeated division I opponent Alcorn State 7-2 on Tuesday, Feb. 20. With the win, the Choctaws improve to 4-1 on the year.
In doubles,
Lucio Menezes and
Max Nilges improved to a team-best 4-1 as a duo with their 8-5 ousting of Kert Kilumets and Stojan Stojanovski at the doubles number two spot. Freshman
Ben Jarvis picked up his first collegiate doubles victory, when him and partner
Sanders Barrick knocked off Nuno Rocha and Ivan Matas 9-7 at the doubles number three spot.
In singles action
Marcos Rocca (6-2, 6-3) improved to a perfect 5-0 on the year in singles, with his 6-2, 6-3 over Johnatan Parat in the number three spot.
Joan Valy (6-1, 6-2) and
Jose Rodrigo Gonzalez (6-2, 6-1) both also downed their opponents in straight sets on the day.
The Choctaws will return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 28, when they host West Alabama in their Gulf South Conference opener. Match time at the MC Tennis Complex is slated for 2:00 p.m.
Mississippi College 7, Alcorn 2
Feb 20, 2018 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Kert Kilumets (ALCNM) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. Stojan Stojanovski (ALCNM) def. Lucio Menezes (MC) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 3. Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Johnatan Parat (ALCNM) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) def. Suyash Gupta (ALCNM) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 5. Max Nilges (MC) def. Ivan Matas (ALCNM) 8-0 |
| 6. Nuno Rocha (ALCNM) def. Trey Randall (MC) 8-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Alcorn 0-4 |
| Mississippi College 4-1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,3,5,6,2) |
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.
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