MOBILE, Ala. -- Mississippi College picked up their second win in a row on Sunday afternoon, defeating Spring Hill College by a final score of 6-1 in non-conference play.
Brady McDaniel/HsiangYi Wang (6-1) and
Joe Jarvis/
Walker Ellis (6-2) knocked off SHC in No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, as MC picked up the 1-0 lead early heading into singles action.
Joe Jarvis (No. 2 singles) took down Rafael Lima 7-6, 6-2 before the Choctaws got wins from HsiangYi Wang (6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)),
Carlos Trujillo (6-2, 6-4),
Matias Ballatore (6-1, 6-3), and
Walker Ellis (6-4, 6-2) as MC went on to win by a final of 6-1 over SHC.
Mississippi College improves to 2-4 overall on the season and will remain on the road for a Tuesday afternoon matchup versus the University of Mobile. The two programs go head to head beginning at 2 p.m. in Mobile, Ala.
Tennis Match Results
Mississippi College vs Spring Hill College
3/13/2022 at Mobile, AL
(Mobile Tennis Center)
Mississippi College 6, Spring Hill College 1
Singles competition
1. Fergus ORourke(SPR-M) def.
Brady McDaniel (MCM) 6-3, 6-4
2.
Joe Jarvis (MCM) def. Rafael Lima (SPR-M) 7-6, 6-2
3. HsiangYi Wang (MCM) def. OndrejHlavon(SPR-M) 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
4.
Carlos Trujillo (MCM) def. Charles Wallace (SPR-M) 6-2, 6-4
5. MatiasBallatore(MCM) def. PaulPhilippKern (SPR-M) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Walker Ellis (MCM) def. Matthew Pirie(SPR-M) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Charles Wallace/OndrejHlavon(SPR-M) def.
Carlos Trujillo/MatiasBallatore(MCM) 6-4
2.
Brady McDaniel/HsiangYi Wang (MCM) def. PaulPhilippKern/Rafael Lima (SPR-M) 6-1
3.
Joe Jarvis/
Walker Ellis (MCM) def. SebastienTorres/Matthew Pirie(SPR-M) 6-2
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.
