NEW ORLEANS, La. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team nabbed their first victory of 2020 with a 6-1 win over Loyola (LA) on Sunday afternoon.
The Lady Choctaws improved to 1-1 on the season.
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DOUBLES ACTION
 - The Lady Choctaws got things going by taking the doubles point, winning the #1 and #2 matches.
 - The #1 team of
Aneta Golawska and Tori Robert picked up a 6-3 victory, while
Paulina Cota and
Alisa Morozova cruised to a 6-1 triumph.
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SINGLES ACTION
 - In singles action, the Lady Choctaws won each of the first five matches to pick up the 6-1 victory.
 - Each match was decided in straight sets with Morozova (#1) and Roberts (#4) only dropping one total game apiece.
 - Junior
Kennedy Rodriguez picked up the final point with a 6-3, 6-3 victory at #5.
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NEXT UP
 - The Lady 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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