CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department is proud to announce the Tennis All-Decade Teams on Tuesday (July 21).

Over the next two weeks, each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century.

The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.

The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
 

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MEN'S TENNIS
 
Christian Branning (2011-14) --- Christian earned All-ASC recognition in each of his four seasons with the Choctaws, leading the team to the NCCAA national tournament in 2014. As a senior, he went 12-6 from the #1 singles spot and as a junior, he joined up with Chris Wootton to go 11-4 from #1 doubles.
 
Francois Le Tallec (2019-20) --- Francois earned Second Team All-GSC honors in his freshman season of 2019. He posted a career record of 19-4 in singles action and went 7-1 from the #1 spot in the 2020 campaign.
 
Matthew Martin (2012-15) --- Matthew opened his career as the ASC East Division Freshman of the Year and earned a First Team All-ASC selection in his rookie season. To close out his career, he was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Team, posting a perfect 4.0 grade-point-average in his time at MC.
 
Lucio Menezes (2015-18) --- Lucio earned Second Team All-GSC honors in 2017 and helped lead the Choctaws to the semifinals of the GSC Tournament that season. Over his career, he posted a 41-22 singles record from the #2 spot, playing that primarily all four years at MC.

Joan Valy (2015-18) --- Joan was named an ITA All-American as a singles player and doubles player in 2018, going 12-2 from the #1 singles spot and 14-4 from the #1 doubles position with partner Marcos Rocca. He also earned First Team All-GSC honors in 2018 to go along with a Second Team selection in 2017.
 
Chris Wootton (2012-13) --- Chris was a two-time All-ASC selection with the Choctaws, going on to earn All-ASC honors after transferring to Texas-Tyler to be closer to home in 2014 and 2015. He partnered with Christian Branning to go 23-6 in doubles action over two seasons at the #1 spot.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
John Downing (2010-11), Dudley Lampton (2012-15), Marcos Rocca (2016-18), Patrick Stanton (2007-10), Jacob Womack (2010-13)
 

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WOMEN'S TENNIS
 
Nicole Bueno (2018-Present) --- Nicole has been named to the All-ASC Teams in each of her first two seasons, garnering First Team honors in 2019 and Second Team honors in 2017. She went 15-4 in singles play and 16-4 in doubles play in the 2019 season and helped lead MC to the NCAA Tournament in 2018.
 
Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera (2015-19) --- Sofia was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team in 2019 and earned Second Team All-GSC honors in 2018. While helping lead the Lady Choctaws to the 2018 NCAA Tournament, she went 15-3 in singles play and 17-3 in doubles action as MC went 20-3 on the season.
 
Brenna Keller (2015-18) --- Brenna was the first Lady Choctaw to earn First Team All-GSC honors (2018) since Temple Waddel in 1995. She helped lead the Lady Choctaws to the NCAA Tournament in 2018, going 9-4 in singles play and 20-2 in doubles action, all from the #1 positions.
 
AnneMarie Kimball (2017-18) --- AnneMarie was a two-year player for the Lady Choctaws, helping the team to a 33-11 overall record and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. She posted a 36-8 record in doubles play over two years and went 29-11 in singles action.
 
Mitzi Morgan (2010-13) --- Mitzi was twice named ASC East Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year (2011, 2013) and was selected to the All-ASC Teams in each of her four seasons at MC. She went a perfect 6-0 in singles play as a freshman and came back to earn First Team All-ASC East recognition in 2011.
 
Alisa Morozova (2019-Present) --- Alisa earned First Team All-ASC honors in her first season (2019) with the Lady Choctaws, also taking home the Fall Tennis Championship for #1 players in 2018. She posted an 11-7 mark in singles action and went 11-9 with partner Paulina Cota in doubles play in 2019.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Allison Boyd (2011-14), Aneta Golawska (2017-20), Emily Newman (2007-10), Audra Nicholas (2009-10), Molly Nicholas (2010-13), Christa Owen (2015-17), Courtney Schrock (2014-17)
 

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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 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's 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.