CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team dropped a 5-4 Gulf South Conference match to the Statesmen of Delta State University on Wednesday afternoon. With the loss, the Choctaw's record now sits at 4-5 overall, and 0-4 in GSC play.
 
The Choctaws took two of the three double's points up for grabs, with Marcos Rocca and Joan Valy (9-7), and Lucio Menezes and Max Nilges (8-5) both improving their double's records to 6-3 on the season with their wins.
 
In single's action, Lucio Menezes and Marcos Rocca picked up MC's lone points. Rocca downed Mason Vice in three sets, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, in the number three flight to improve to a team-best 8-1 in single's action on the season. Menezes knocked off Hugo Stroppiana in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the number two matchup to climb to 7-2 on the year in singles.
 
The Choctaws will return to action on Friday, March 9 when they take on #8 ranked NAIA-foe University of Mobile in Mobile, Ala. First serve is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 

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Delta State University 5, Mississippi College 4
Mar 07, 2018 at Clinton, Miss. (MC Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Emile LeTerrier (DSU) def. Joan Valy (MC) 7-5, 6-2

2. Lucio Menezes (MC) def. Hugo Stroppiana (DSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

3. Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Mason Vice (DSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-1

4. Stedman Strickland (DSU) def. J. Rodrigo Gonzalez (MC) 6-4, 6-2

5. Joao Yamacita (DSU) def. Max Nilges (MC) 6-1, 6-0

6. Andrew Hildenbrand (DSU) def. Petar Damjanovic (MC) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Joan Valy/Marcos Rocca (MC) def. Emile LeTerrier/Hugo Stroppiana (DSU) 9-7

2. Lucio Menezes/Max Nilges (MC) def. Mason Vice/Joao Yamacita (DSU) 8-5

3. Stedman Strickland/Timo Schmitz (DSU) def. Petar Damjanovic/Sanders Barrick (MC) 8-3

Match Notes

Delta State University 5-1, 4-0 GSC

Mississippi College 4-5, 0-4 GSC

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

 

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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.