CLINTON, Miss. --- In a battle of ranked teams on Sunday, it was #34 Mississippi College that came out of top over #5 Ouachita Baptist by a final score of 4-3 at the MC Tennis Complex.
Trailing 3-0 in the match, MC mounted a four point swing, with four straight singles court wins to ultimately take the win over the Tigers.
#5 OBU jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in doubles play with court wins at #1 and #2, winning 6-3 in each.
Joe Jarvis and
Antoine Nivault picked up the court win at #3 6-4.
The Tigers quickly stretched their lead to 3-0 with wins at #4 singles with Matias Parzajuk winning 6-0, 6-4 over
Felipe Iser and at #2 singles as
Rafael Sabio was defeated in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6.
Yet, the Choctaws stormed back, with the final four singles matches all in third sets, MC picked up wins at #1 from
Alvaro Saint Martin (4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4), #3
Joe Jarvis (3-6, 6-3, 6-3), and #5
Antoine Nivault (6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4).
Tied at 3-3 in the match and in the third set,
Brady McDaniel picked up the clinching match win with a third set victory over Aaron Osmond 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4, giving MC the 4-3 overall win.
The Choctaws improved to 8-4 overall on the season with Sunday's win over Ouachita. MC returns to action at home on Thursday, March 23, with a 2 p.m. match versus Blue Mountain College at the MC Tennis Complex in Clinton, Miss.Â