MEMPHIS, Tenn. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team battled back but came up short in a 4-3 loss to Christian Brothers on Saturday afternoon at Memphis University School.

The Lady Choctaws (0-2, 0-1 GSC) split the six singles points against the Lady Bucs (5-0, 3-0 GSC), but CBU won the doubles point to stay unbeaten on the season.
 

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DOUBLES ACTION

  - The #2 doubles team of Anna Didkovska and Alisa Morozova picked up a 6-2 victory.
  - The Lady Bucs won the other two matches by scores of 6-1 (#1) and 6-3 (#3) to clinch the opening point.
 

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SINGLES ACTION

  - CBU jumped out to a 3-0 lead with wins at #1 (6-0, 6-0) and #5 (7-6(2), 6-2).
  - The Lady Choctaws began the comeback trail as Didkovska won the #3 point by a score of 6-4, 6-3.
  - Then Maria Rodriguez picked up the #6 victory with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 triumph to cut the overall score to 3-2.
  - Fernanda Cota made things interesting after a three-set win at #4 (3-6, 6-3, 6-2) to knot things up at 3-3.
  - The Bucs prevailed however with a three-set win at the #2 position.
 

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NEXT UP

  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Monday (Mar. 8) when they host Ouachita Baptist at 2:00 p.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.