March 28, 2018
杏吧视频 sophomore women鈥檚 tennis players honored by head coach Jay Pacelli (far left) prior to the tennis match with Meridian were (from left) Tatiana Quinonez, Bogota, Colombia, and Julia Johnston, Florence. (EC Photo)
杏吧视频 sophomore men鈥檚 tennis players honored by head coach Jay Pacelli (far left) prior to the tennis match with Meridian were (from left) Tom Langelaar, Veldhoven, Netherlands; Joseph Jabour, Vicksburg; Emontie Lewis, Byram; and Willie Wooten, Vicksburg. (EC Photo).鈥
杏吧视频 recognized six sophomore players for their contributions to the Warrior and Lady Warrior tennis programs prior to matches against the nationally ranked teams from Meridian Community College.
Recognized were Julia Johnston, who prepped at Florence High School, and Tatiana Quinonez of Bogota, Colombia, from the Lady Warriors and Joseph Jabour and Willie Wooten from Warren Central High School in Vicksburg, Emontie Lewis of Terry High School, and Tom Langelaar from Veldhoven, Netherlands.
In the matches that followed, the No. 23 ranked Meridian women鈥檚 team defeated the Lady Warriors 8-1 and the No. 10 Meridian men defeated the Warriors 8-1.
In the women鈥檚 doubles matches, Meridian鈥檚 Julia McCarty/Amanda Lowery beat EC鈥檚 Gabriela Gomez (Bogota, Colombia) and Quinonez, 8-3; Rachel Sollie/Kennedy Rodriguez defeated EC鈥檚 Alexis Tindall of Newton County Academy and Caylee Grace Yarborough of Loyd Star, 8-4; and Katherine Mitchell/Kelsea Baksh beat EC鈥檚 Johnston and Sara Mazzella of Newton County Academy, 8-3.
In the women鈥檚 singles, McCarty beat EC鈥檚 Gomez, 6-1, 6-2; Rodriguez defeated EC鈥檚 Quinonez, 6-2, 4-6 (10-7); Sollie beat EC鈥檚 Tindall, 7-6, 6-2; Lowery defeated EC鈥檚 Yarborough, 6-1, 6-2; EC鈥檚 Bethany Wellerman of Newton County Academy beat Mitchell, 6-0, 7-5; and Baksh beat EC鈥檚 Johnston, 6-3, 6-1.
In the men鈥檚 doubles action, EC鈥檚 Langelaar/Jabour beat Meridian鈥檚 Will Swindoll/Lachlan Ivulich, 8-5; Meridian鈥檚 Marco Puric/Callan Shinall beat EC鈥檚 Wooten and Landon Gibson of Clarkdale, 8-3; and Max Mauney/Ethan Clopton defeated EC鈥檚 Jake Wofford of East Webster and Lewis, 8-0.
In the men鈥檚 singles, Puric beat EC鈥檚 Langelaar, 6-2, 6-1; Ivulich beat EC鈥檚 Jabour, 6-3, 6-0; Meridian鈥檚 Zachery Presnall defeated EC鈥檚 Wooten, 3-6, 6-2 (10-6); Shinall beat EC鈥檚 Lewis, 6-1, 6-0; Mauney defeated EC鈥檚 Gibson, 6-1, 6-3; and Swindoll beat EC鈥檚 Isaac Keen of Winston Academy, 6-1, 6-2.
鈥淚t was a good, spirited effort by our women,鈥 said 杏吧视频 head coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淭atiana (Quinonez) stepped up her game and performed well in defeat, while Bethany (Wellerman) continues her stellar play.
鈥淭he effort also was very good for our men against the defending state champions. Tom (Langelaar) and Joseph (Jabour) registered a great match victory in doubles against one of the top teams in the state.鈥
The 杏吧视频 teams will visit Jones County Junior College in Ellisville on Thursday, April 5, for matches at 2 p.m. before facing Marion Military Institute at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, in Marion, Ala.
The Jones County women are ranked No. 15 nationally while the men are No. 25. The Marion Military men are ranked No. 11 in the nation by ITA.
