CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College women's tennis team rolled to a 7-0 win over Shorter on Sunday at the MC Tennis Complex.

The Lady Choctaws (8-6, 6-4 GSC) won 7-of-9 to close the regular season and clinch the #3 seed in next week's Gulf South Conference Tournament, which opens on Thursday (April 22) in Mobile, Ala.
 

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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 7, SHORTER 0

DOUBLES ACTION
  - Alisa Morozova and Kennedy Rodriguez got MC off to a fast start with a 6-2 win at #3.
  - Ely Alas and Fernanda Cota clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 with at #1.
  - Paulina Cota and Maria Rodriguez finished the sweep of doubles with a 6-4 win at #2.

SINGLES ACTION
  - MC would win all six singles matches in straight sets to wrap up the regular season.
  - Fernanda Cota won the #3 match by a score of 6-3, 6-1, while Maria Rodriguez won the #4 match by a score of 6-1, 6-2.
  - Paulina Cota scored the match's clinching point with a 6-2, 6-1 win at #1.
  - Alas grabbed a 6-2, 6-3 win at #2, and Kennedy Rodriguez won the #5 match by a score of 6-1, 6-4.
  - Julia McCarty finished the day with a 7-5, 6-2 win at #6 to give MC the 7-0 victory.
 

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NEXT UP
  - The Lady Choctaws will face #6 seed Lee in the opening round of the GSC Tournament on Thursday (April 22).
  - The Flames defeated the Lady Choctaws in Clinton on Thursday (April 15) by a score of 5-2.
 

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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.