CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team ran their season-opening win streak to seven matches with their 6-3 Gulf South Conference victory over West Alabama on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Lady Choctaws improve to 7-0 overall, and 2-0 in GSC play.
The Lady Choctaws grabbed the early 2-1 advantage at the conclusion of doubles play, with wins from
Brenna Keller and
AnneMarie Kimball (8-1) in the number one matchup, and
Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera and
RebeccaGrace Kimball at the number three matchup. A. Kimball and Keller improved to a team-best 7-0 as a duo on the season with their win.
In singles action,
Nicole Bueno (6-2, 7-6 (7-3), Gonzalez-Carrera (6-2, 6-4), A. Kimball (6-4, 6-3) and
Aneta Golawska (6-3, 6-2) all knocked off their opponents in straight sets. Golawska and A. Kimball upped their single's records to a team-best 7-0 on the season with their victories in their respective matchups.
The Lady Choctaws will return to action on Saturday, March 3 when they travel to Huntsville, Ala. to take on Alabama Huntsville in GSC action. First serve is slated for 12:00 p.m.
Mississippi College 6, West Alabama 3
Feb 28, 2018 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Katia De La Garza (UWAW18) def. Brenna Keller (MC) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2. Nicole Bueno (MC) def. Evelyn Moreno (UWAW18) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) |
| 3. S. Gonzalez-Carrera (MC) def. Julie Gonzalez-Rodri (UWAW18) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 4. AnneMarie Kimball (MC) def. Georgina Salom (UWAW18) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 5. Aneta Golawska (MC) def. Liliana Araucz (UWAW18) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. Imperia Martinez Mor (UWAW18) def. RebeccaGrace Kimball (MC) 6-4, 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| West Alabama 3-3 |
| Mississippi College 7-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6) |
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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