March 1, 2018
杏吧视频's Julia Johnston (left) and Willie Wooten in action against Hinds at the Tennis Complex Feb. 28. (EC Photo)
The 杏吧视频 women鈥檚 tennis team improved its spring 2018 record to 3-1 with a 5-4 win over the No. 25 ranked Hinds Community College Lady Eagles, while the 杏吧视频 men fell short in their quest for the season鈥檚 first victory in a 6-3 loss to the No. 24 Hinds men.
The matches were played Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Tennis Complex in Decatur.
鈥淚t was a great team victory for our women,鈥 said 杏吧视频 head coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淲e dug deep against No. 25 Hinds. We were down after the doubles but regrouped for the win.
鈥淚t was a tough loss for the men. They are knocking on the door for that first win.鈥
In the women鈥檚 doubles matches, EC鈥檚 Gabriela Gomez (Bogota, Colombia) and Tatiana Quinonez (Bogota, Colombia) lost to Stefy Varon-Diaz/Paula Gutierrez, 8-1; EC鈥檚 Alexis Tindall of Newton County Academy and Caylee Grace Yarborough of Loyd Star lost to Madison Curtis/Anna Hayden Taylor, 8-6; and EC鈥檚 Julia Johnston of Florence and Sara Mazzella of Newton County Academy defeated Jordan Warren/Courtney Buffington, 8-2.
In the women鈥檚 singles, EC鈥檚 Gomez defeated Varon-Diaz, 6-3, 1-6, 10-8; EC鈥檚 Quinonez lost to Gutierrez, 6-1, 3-0 (retired); EC鈥檚 Tindall fell to Warren, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6; EC鈥檚 Yarborough beat Olivia White, 6-4, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Bethany Wellerman out of Newton County Academy beat Taylor, 6-1, 6-3; and EC鈥檚 Johnston defeated Curtis, 6-7, 6-2, 11-9.
In the men鈥檚 doubles action, EC鈥檚 Tom Langelaar (Veldhoven, Netherlands) and Joseph Jabour of Warren Central fell to Carlos Trujillo/Mateo Garcia, 9-7; EC鈥檚 Willie Wooten of Warren Central and Landon Gibson of Clarkdale defeated Eric Holmes/Bryce Livingston, 8-2; and EC鈥檚 Emontie Lewis of Terry and Jake Wofford of East Webster lost to Drew Rexrode/Aaron Galloway, 9-7.
In the men鈥檚 singles, EC鈥檚 Langelaar lost to Trujillo, 7-5, 6-2; EC鈥檚 Wooten lost to Garcia, 7-6, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Jabour lost to Holmes, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8; EC鈥檚 Lewis lost to Rexrode, 3-6, 6-0, 10-5; EC鈥檚 Gibson beat Livingston, 6-0, 6-2; and EC鈥檚 Isaac Keen of Winston Academy beat Galloway, 7-6, 6-4.
Both 杏吧视频 teams will host Jones County Junior College at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 3.
Next week, the East Central men and women will host Copiah-Lincoln Community College on March 8 at 2 p.m. and then Itawamba Community College on March 9, also at 2 p.m. The 杏吧视频 men will face Gadsden State Community College (Ala.) on Saturday, March 10, at 1 p.m. at the Tennis Complex in Decatur.
