CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 decision to West Alabama in their Gulf South Conference opener on Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, the Choctaws record now sits at 4-2 overall, and 0-1 in GSC play.
 
Joan Valy and Marcos Rocca grabbed MC's lone point in doubles action, with a 9-8 (7-3) tie-breaker win in the number one flight against Julius Kaverinen Linus Holthey. The duo improved their double's record to 4-2 with the win.
 
In singles play, Lucio Menezes (7-6 (7-1), 6-4) and Max Nilges both bested their opponents in straight sets. Valy needed an extra third set to knock off Kaverinen 0-6, 6-3, 7-5 in their three-set bout in the number one flight. Valy and Menezes both saw their single's record climb to a team-best 5-1 on the season with their victories.
 
The Choctaws will return to action on Saturday, March 3 when they take on Alabama Huntsville in GSC action. Match time in Huntsville, Ala. is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 

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West Alabama 5, Mississippi College 4
Feb 28, 2018 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Joan Valy (MC) def. Julius Kaverinen (UWAM18) 0-6, 6-3, 7-5

2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Honorio Fernandez (UWAM18) 7-6 (7-1), 6-4

3. Linus Holthey (UWAM18) def. Marcos Rocca (MC) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5

4. Erick Nordblom (UWAM18) def. J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-3, 6-2

5. Max Nilges (MC) def. Andrii Stratiienko (UWAM18) 6-4, 6-3

6. Henrik Sinkko (UWAM18) def. Ben Jarvis (MC) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Joan Valy/Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Julius Kaverinen/Linus Holthey (UWAM18) 9-8 (7-3)

2. Henrik Sinkko/Andrii Stratiienko (UWAM18) def. Lucio Menezes/Max Nilges (MC) 8-6

3. Honorio Fernandez/Anton Lof (UWAM18) def. Sanders Barrick/J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 8-6

Match Notes

West Alabama 6-2

Mississippi College 4-2

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

 

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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.