CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team opened up a three-match week with a 6-1 loss to Ouachita Baptist on Monday at the MC Tennis Complex.
The Choctaws (1-2) lost the doubles point as the Tigers (5-3) won all three matches and then took 5-of-6 singles matches to grab the victory.
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OUACHITA BAPTIST 6, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1
DOUBLES ACTION
 - All three of the doubles matches were decided by the exact same score of 6-2.
SINGLES ACTION
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Maksym Konovalov picked up MC's point in the match with a straight-set victory at #5 (7-6 (4), 6-3).
 - The Tigers won the other five singles matches in straight sets.
NEXT UP
 - The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Livingston for a GSC match against West Alabama (3:00 p.m.).
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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.
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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.
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For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contactÂ
David Nichols atÂ
601-925-3234Â orÂ
nichols@mc.edu.
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