CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team won all three doubles matches but Lee University roared back for a 5-2 win on Thursday afternoon at the MC Tennis Complex.
 

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LEE 5, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2

DOUBLES ACTION
  - The Lady Choctaws got off to a fast start as Alisa Morozova and Kennedy Rodriguez won the #3 match by a score of 6-1.
  - Ely Alas and Fernanda Cota clinched the point with a 6-1 win of their own at #1.
  - The #2 match went to a tie-break, but Paulina Cota and Maria Rodriguez prevailed with a 7-6 (7-5) victory.

SINGLES ACTION
  - In singles play, the Flames scored their first two points of the match with straight-set wins at #4 and #2.
  - Fernanda Cota knotted the team score at 2-2 with a three-set win at #3 (4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2).
  - Lee won a pivotal point at #1 as Lisa Kirr took down Paulina Cota in three sets to grab a 3-2 lead (4-6, 6-4, 6-4).
  - The Flames clinched the match with two straight-set wins at #5 and #6.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws are scheduled to be back in action on Saturday when they host #23 Auburn Montgomery 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.