March 23, 2017
The nationally ranked Meridian Community College tennis teams swept matches from the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s teams at the Tennis Complex in Decatur March 22.
The No. 20 ranked Meridian women defeated the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors 9-0, while the No. 13 Meridian men beat the No.17 East Central Warriors 9-0. The East Central women are now 4-6 overall on the season and the men are 6-4.
March 17, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s tennis team moved up five spots to No. 17 in the nation in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings released March 16.
The Warriors, under the direction of second year head coach Jay Pacelli, were previously ranked No. 22 in the nation.
March 11, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams opened the new Tennis Complex on the Decatur campus in style Friday, March 10, with both teams recording wins over visiting Itawamba Community College.
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ women defeated Itawamba 7-2 to improve to 4-4 on the season. The East Central men won 6-3 to improve their record to 5-3.
March 9, 2017
The new Tennis Complex at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ in Decatur will temporarily close beginning Friday evening, March 10, while new logos are applied to the playing surfaces.
The courts, located on the north end of campus between the softball and baseball complexes, will reopen on Monday, March 20.
Local tennis players are invited to use the old ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ tennis courts during that time. Those courts are located on North 6th Avenue adjacent to the Vickers Fine Arts Center.
March 6, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams both lost matches to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College teams Friday, March 3, in Perkinston.
February 26, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams went on the road Friday, Feb. 24, and played two matches each in the same afternoon and came home with a 3-1 record from the trip.
February 16, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams continued their journey on the road, this time in Wesson where the No. 22 ranked Warrior men’s team knocked off the No. 17 Copiah-Lincoln Wolves in a tight 5-4 match Wednesday, Feb. 15.
It was the Warriors third win this year against a top 25 opponent.
The East Central women fell to the Lady Wolves 7-2.
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men are now 3-1 on the season, while the women are 1-3.
February 15, 2017
February 10, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams were on the road again Thursday, Feb. 9, and brought home wins against two nationally ranked Hinds Community College teams.
The East Central men, ranked No. 22 in the most recent ITA rankings, beat the No. 24 ranked Hinds Eagles 6-3. The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ women defeated the No. 21 ranked Hinds Lady Eagles 5-4.
February 7, 2017
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s and women’s tennis teams both lost matches to nationally ranked Meridian Community College teams Monday, Feb. 6, in Meridian.
