PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College men's tennis team dropped a road match to nationally-ranked West Florida on Sunday afternoon at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex.
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#8 WEST FLORIDA 7, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0
DOUBLES ACTION
 - The Choctaws grabbed an upset victory in doubles action as
Matias Ballatore and
Carlos Trujillo took down Salvador Bandeira and Gabriel Nery, who were ranked #11 in the country as a doubles squad (6-3).
 - The Argos, however, won the other two doubles matches to take the early 1-0 lead.
SINGLES ACTION
 - The Argos showed their prowess in the singles action, winning all six matches in straight sets.
 - The tightest matches came at #2 and #3 where
Brady McDaniel and
Joe Jarvis took the second set to an extra game.
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NEXT UP
 - The Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Monday (April 12) when they face #4 Valdosta State in Pensacola.
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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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