CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team suffered an opening night loss to NCAA Division I opponent Jackson State University with a final match score of 3-4 in favor of the Tigers. With the loss the Choctaws will fall to 0-1 and the Tigers will improve to 2-12.

In doubles, MC was able to grab the early 1-0 lead when the teams of Maksyan Konovalov and Francois Le Tallec, and Shane Samyn and Max Nilges were able to capture victories in their first matches of 2019 getting the Choctaws the point.

In singles action, Le Tallec stayed hot and picked up a quick victory for MC and Shane Samyn was also victorious winning in straight sets. The turning point of the match was the Tigers late rally to win the last three singles matches and complete the come from behind victory.

 The Choctaws will return to action on Thursday Feb. 14 when they host Gulf South Conference Shorter at the MC Tennis Complex. Match time is set for 2:00 P.M.
 

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		Mississippi College		Jackson State
		3		4

#1 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Andrey Alwai, Jackson State 6 6 Order of finish: 3 Maksym Konovalov, Mississippi College 2 3

#2 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Thomas Torres, Jackson State 4 0 Order of finish: 1 Francois Le Tallec, Mississippi College 6 6

#3 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Fritz Jacobs, Jackson State 5 5 Order of finish: 4 Shane Samyn, Mississippi College 7 7

#4 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Lebelo Mosehle, Jackson State 6 6 Order of finish: 2 Max Nilges, Mississippi College 4 2

#5 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Juan Soria, Jackson State 4 7 6 Order of finish: 6 Brady McDaniel, Mississippi College 6 5 2

#6 SINGLES   1     2     3   Notes Richy Gamo, Jackson State 6 6 6 Order of finish: 5 Ben Jarvis, Mississippi College 7 0 4

#1 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Andrey Alwai/Richy Gamo, Jackson State 3 Order of finish: 2 Maksym Konovalov/Francois Le Tallec, Mississippi College 6

#2 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Fritz Jacobs/Thomas Torres, Jackson State 2 Order of finish: 1 Shane Samyn/Max Nilges, Mississippi College 6

#3 DOUBLES   1     2     3   Notes Juan Soria/Lebelo Mosehle, Jackson State 4 Brady McDaniel/Ben Jarvis, Mississippi College 5

Match Notes

Mississippi College 0-0

Jackson State 1-12

 

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  Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and started 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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