NEW ORLEANS, La. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team tallied their first victory of 2020 with a 4-3 win at Loyola (LA) on Sunday afternoon.
The Choctaws improved to 1-1 on the young season.
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DOUBLES ACTION
 - The Choctaws took the doubles point with wins at the #1 and #3 position, also holding a lead at #2 when the point was decided.
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Francois Le Tallec and
Shane Samyn (#1) picked up a 6-3 win, while
Ben Jarvis and
Maksym Konovalov (#3) clinched the point with a 6-2 score.
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SINGLES ACTION
 - The Choctaws opened singles play with wins at #1 and #2 to improve the lead to 3-0.
 - Le Tallec won his match at #1 by a score of 6-3, 6-2, while Konovalov took the #2 point by default.
 - After the Wolfpack won points at #4 and #5, the match was tightened to a 3-2 score.
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Carlos Trujillo clinched the match for MC with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 victory at #3.
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NEXT UP
 - The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday at Jackson State at 2:00 p.m.
 - With rain forecasted in the area over the early part of this week, the schedule is subject to be changed.
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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 began 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 contactÂ
David Nichols at 601-925-3234 orÂ
nichols@mc.edu.
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