CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College Men's Tennis team improved to 2-0 in Gulf South Conference play this afternoon after defeating the Chargers of Alabama-Huntsville by a score of 4-1. The Choctaws will improve to 2-4 overall and the Chargers will fall to 4-2.
The match between the two schools was originally scheduled to start at 1:00 P.M. on March 2 but was moved up to 10:00 A.M. However due to unexpected showers and wet playing surfaces, the match was pushed back to a 12:30 P.M. start time.
Once underway the Choctaws were able to rally from behind to take the doubles point with wins from the teams of
Maksym Konovalov/
Francois Le Tallec and
Max Nilges/
Shane Samyn. In singles, Konovalov kept the momentum for MC as he rolled in straight sets. Le Tallec rallied to win in three sets and Niles finished of the Chargers with his victory in three sets.
The Choctaws will be back in GSC action on Wednesday March 6 as they travel to Livingston, Ala. to face West Alabama at 3:30 P.M.
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Mississippi College |
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Alabama Huntsville |
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4
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1
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| #1 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Timo Christen, Alabama Huntsville |
3
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3
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Order of finish: 1 |
| Maksym Konovalov, Mississippi College |
6
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6
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| #2 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Sebastian Rohrbach, Alabama Huntsville |
0
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6
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4
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Order of finish: 3 |
| Francois Le Tallec, Mississippi College |
6
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1
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6
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| #3 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Dylan Hall, Alabama Huntsville |
6
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6
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Order of finish: 2 |
| Shane Samyn, Mississippi College |
4
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4
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| #4 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Chris Miller, Alabama Huntsville |
2
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6
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1
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Order of finish: 4 |
| Max Nilges, Mississippi College |
6
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3
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6
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| #5 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Tim Nutz, Alabama Huntsville |
6
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2
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| Brady McDaniel, Mississippi College |
1
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5
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| #6 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Noah Pring, Alabama Huntsville |
6
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5
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| Ben Jarvis, Mississippi College |
4
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4
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| #2 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Chris Miller/Noah Pring, Alabama Huntsville |
6
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Order of finish: 2 |
| Max Nilges/Shane Samyn, Mississippi College |
7
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| #3 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
| Timo Christen/Tim Nutz, Alabama Huntsville |
7
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Order of finish: 1 |
| Ben Jarvis/Brady McDaniel, Mississippi College |
6
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| Match Notes |
| Mississippi College 1-4, 1-0 GSC |
| Alabama Huntsville 4-1, 0-1 GSC |
Generated on 3/2/2019
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 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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