PENSACOLA, Fla. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team split a pair of matches at the Ralph "Skeeter" Carson Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Choctaws (4-5, 2-3 GSC) opened the day with a 7-0 win over West Georgia (3-7, 1-6 GSC). They then fell to homestanding #8 West Florida (11-4, 7-1 GSC) by a score of 6-1.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, WEST GEORGIA 0

DOUBLES ACTION
  - The Lady Choctaws were dominant in picking up the match's opening point.
  - Ely Alas and Fernanda Cota won the #1 match by a score of 6-1.
  - Anna Didkovska and Alisa Morozova clinched the 1-0 lead with a 6-1 win at #2.

SINGLES ACTION
  - The Lady Choctaws then rolled to six straight-set victories to grab their second 7-0 sweep of the week (Blue Mountain).
  - Maria Rodriguez opened with a 6-3, 6-1 win at #6, while Fernanda Cota won the #5 match by a score of 6-0, 6-4.
  - The match-clinching point was scored by Paulina Cota with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at #1.
 

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#8 WEST FLORIDA 6, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 1

DOUBLES ACTION
  - The Lady Choctaws dropped the doubles point as the nationally-ranked Argos won #1 and #2 matches only dropping three games.
  - Paulina Cota and Rodriguez were able to win the #3 doubles match in a tie-break.

SINGLES ACTION
  - Rodriguez gave the Lady Choctaws their point in the match at #6 with a 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7) win over Mayumi Saguchi.
  - Fernanda Cota also went to three sets at #5 but came up short against Raissa Wagner (6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9)).
  - The Argos cruised the rest of the way with a couple wins by retirement.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Monday (April 12) when they play Valdosta State at 10:00 am 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.
 
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.