Mississippi College Tennis Teams Sweep Spring Hill in 7-0 Victories

Clinton, Miss. — Mississippi College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams remained undefeated with dominant 7-0 victories over Spring Hill College on Feb. 17 at the MC Tennis Complex. Both squads improved to 2-0 for the season with the wins.

The men’s team controlled the match from the start, securing all three doubles courts before sweeping singles play. Mattia Ricci and Matias Ruiz opened with a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles, while Mikayel Avanesyan and Charles Lefort also won 7-5 at No. 2. Florian Walcher and Simon Pfau completed the doubles sweep with a 6-2 victory at No. 3.

In singles, Ricci fought through a three-set match to win 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at No. 1. Ruiz (6-3, 6-4), Avanesyan (6-3, 6-3), Sergio Ramirez Ocana (6-3, 6-2), Walcher (6-1, 6-2), and Lucas de Carvalho (6-4, 6-0) all posted straight-set victories for the Choctaws.

The women’s team was equally impressive, surrendering only a few games across singles and doubles. Emily Buchanan led with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles. Rocio Martinez (6-0, 6-0), Katharina Weber (6-1, 6-1), Rune Van Wyk (6-1, 6-0), Anna Hudson (6-0, 6-1), and Ann Cabot Stockett (6-0, 6-0) completed the singles sweep.

In doubles, Buchanan and Stockett shut out their opponents 6-0, while Weber and Van Wyk won 6-3 at No. 2. Martinez and Hudson secured the doubles point with a 6-0 victory at No. 3, sealing the 7-0 finish for the women.

Mississippi College is scheduled to play two road matches this weekend in Tyler, Texas. The Choctaws will face UT Permian Basin on Friday and Lubbock Christian on Saturday.

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