February 16, 2019
The 杏吧视频 tennis teams swept Southwest Mississippi Community College 9-0 in matches Friday, Feb. 15, in McComb their second shutout sweeps of an MACJC opponent of the week.
Both teams also swept Holmes Community College 9-0 in matches earlier in the week. The 杏吧视频 men are now 4-1 on the season, while the Lady Warriors are 3-2.
鈥淏oth teams are feeling good after a couple of impressive wins,鈥 said 杏吧视频 head tennis coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淚 definitely can sense their confidence growing. We are looking forward to competing against Meridian and Itawamba next week.鈥
Men鈥檚 Doubles Results in the 9-0 Win:
EC鈥檚 Chris Lawrance (York, Western Australia) and Isaac Santitto (Innisfail, Queensland, Australia) defeated Daniel Espinosa and Skyler Rasberry, 8-0; EC鈥檚 Peyton Chaney (Newton County) and Will Ladner (Stone County) defeated Matthew Phillips and Luke Morgan, 8-0; EC鈥檚 Isaac Keen (Winston Academy) and Jake Wofford (East Webster) defeated Jexequiel Dela Cruz and Hunter Burgess, 8-0.
Men鈥檚 Singles Results:
EC鈥檚 Lawrance defeated Espinosa, 6-1, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Santitto defeated Rasberry, 6-0, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Ladner defeated Phillips, 6-2, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Keen defeated Morgan, 6-0, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Wofford defeated Dela Cruz, 6-0, 6-1; and EC鈥檚 Chaney defeated Cullin Hendry, 6-1, 6-0.
Women鈥檚 Doubles Results in the 9-0 Win:
EC鈥檚 Ali Grace Walker (Newton County) and Josie Hurst (Newton County) defeated Alli Smith and Kimberly San, 8-1; EC鈥檚 Gabriela Gomez (Bogota, Colombia) and Kayla Baucum (Newton County) defeated Megan White and Sarah Robinson, 8-2; and EC鈥檚 Bethany Wellerman (Newton County Academy) and Alexis Tindall (Newton County Academy) won by forfeit.
Women鈥檚 Singles Results:
EC鈥檚 Gomez defeated Smith, 6-1, 6-0; EC鈥檚 Tindall defeated San, 6-0, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Walker defeated White, 6-1, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Hurst defeated Robinson, 6-1, 6-0; and EC鈥檚 Wellerman and Baucum won by forfeit.
East Central now travels to Meridian for matches at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, and then to Fulton to face Itawamba at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. The next home matches are at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28, when Gulf Coast visits the Tennis Complex in Decatur.
