CLEVELAND, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team grabbed a much-needed win with a 5-2 road victory over Delta State on Saturday afternoon at the Cleveland Country Club.
 

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DOUBLES ACTION
  - The Lady Choctaws opened the match by taking 2-of-3 doubles matches to get the first point.
  - Ely Alas and Fernanda Cota got off to a fast start with a 6-0 victory at #1.
  - Paulina Cota and Maria Rodriguez clinched the early lead with a 6-2 win at #3.

SINGLES ACTION
  - In singles play, Alisa Morozova got things started with a straight-set win at #4 (6-3, 6-1).
  - Then, Anna Didkovska pushed to lead to 3-0 with a straight-set win at #3, both in tie-breaks (7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4).
  - Paulina Cota clinched the match at #1 with a three-set victory to give MC the requisite four points (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).
  - After the Lady Statesmen picked up two points, Kennedy Rodriguez gave MC the final score with a straight-set win at #6 (6-0, 6-4).

NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are not scheduled to play against until Saturday, March 27th at home against Shorter.
 

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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.