MCC Tennis Tops JCJC

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College men's and women's tennis teams picked up two wins yesterday against visiting Jones County Junior College in matches held at Northeast Tennis Center in Meridian.

Meridian's men took an 8-1 victory.  In doubles, Jason Pimenta/Will Swindoll defeated Diego Leal/Taqel Lewis 8-4, at two doubles, Callen Shinall/Breno Goncalves defeated Chase Pennington/Brandon McCary 8-3, and at three doubles, John Taylor Champion/Noah James won 8-6.  In men's singles action, Pimenta cruised to the win 6-1, 6-1 to win the one flight.  At three singles, Will Swindoll defeated Chase Pennington 6-1, 6-3; Callen Shinall won a close match at number four singles  by defeating Jacob Bozeman in a third-set tiebreak.  The score in Shinall's match was 6-4, 5-7, 10-6.  At five singles, Noah James took the first set over Luke Armstrong 6-2, 6-2.  Will Irvin, at number six defeated JCJC's Brandon McCary 6-3, 6-2.  Meridian's only loss came at two singles.  Breno Goncalves fell to Diego Leal in a hard-fought match 6-4, 6-4. Meridian's men are now 12-3 with losses only to UWA, Eastern Florida, and Millsaps.  In MACJC action, MCC men are 7-0.  Meridian will travel to East Central Community College on Wednesday for a match beginning at 2:00. Meridian's men are ranked number 13 in the most recent ITA rankings published March 16.

Meridian's women defeated Jones by a score of 6-3.  In women's doubles, Shelby Zachry/Jordyn Hull lost to Beth Owen/Nastya Bukharar 8-6.  The two doubles, Taylor Miller/Rachel Sollie won 8-2; the three doubles team Kyra Holway/Micah Gray won 8-4.  In single's action, Beth Owen defeated Shelby Zachry 6-1, 6-2 at the one flight.  At two singles, Jordyn Hull lost to Bukharar 6-1, 6-2.  At three singles, Kyra Holway defeated April Rudolph 6-2, 6-4.  At the four singles, Taylor Miller defeated Kaylee McLaurin 6-2, 6-4.  Rachel Sollie won the five singles over Mattie Mills 6-3, 6-3.  Micah Gray finished out the singles at six with a win over August Parker 7-6(2), 6-4.  Meridian's women are 7-0 in MACJC play.  Meridian women are 9-8 overall with losses to the number 4, 7, 8, 14 and 19 ranked teams in the ITA national rankings published March 16.  Their other losses came at the hands of four-year colleges.  Meridian women will also return to action with a match at Decatur at 2:00 pm on the East Central College campus.  In the most recent rankings, Meridian women are ranked number 20.