CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team dropped a home match to UT Tyler by a score of 7-0 on Friday afternoon at the MC Tennis Complex.

The Choctaws fell to 1-6 on the season, while the Patriots improved to 3-6.
 

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UT TYLER 7, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0

DOUBLES ACTION
  - The Patriots swept all three doubles matches to pick up the first point with the closest match being at #3 (6-3).

SINGLES ACTION
  - The former American Southwest Conference opponent also won each of the singles matches with four coming in straight sets.
  - Maksym Konovalov went to three sets at #5, winning the second set by a score 6-4 before falling in the third, 10-8.
  - Brady McDaniel also went three sets, winning the opener 6-2 before falling in the third, 10-7.

NEXT UP
  - The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on March 27th when they host Shorter at 10:00 a.m. at the MC Tennis Complex.
 

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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.