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ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Teams Sweep Marion Military For Second Time in Spring Season

April 6, 2019


East Central’s Peyton Chaney serves in his doubles win against Marion Military. (EC Photo)

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ tennis teams picked up their second sweep of the season over the Marion Military Institute (Ala.) men and women in matches played Friday, April 5, at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Complex in Decatur.

Hinds Defeats ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Teams in MACJC Matches in Raymond

April 3, 2019

The Hinds Community College tennis teams defeated the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Warriors and Lady Warriors in MACJC matches played Tuesday, April 2, on the Hinds campus in Raymond.

The No. 18 ranked Hinds Eagles won the men’s match 9-0, while the Hinds Lady Eagles defeated the No. 25 ranked ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Lady Warriors 5-4. The two teams split back in March, with the Lady Warriors winning 5-4 and the Warriors losing 7-2.

The East Central women are now 10-7 on the season, while the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men are 8-9.

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Women’s Tennis Upsets Meridian, Men Drop Tough Decision to Eagles

March 28, 2019

The No. 25 ranked ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ women’s tennis team picked up a big 5-4 win over the No. 19 ranked Meridian Community College Lady Eagles Wednesday, March 27, at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Complex on the campus in Decatur.

It was East Central’s first win over perennial MACJC power Meridian since Jay Pacelli took over as head coach in July 2015.

No. 25 ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Women’s Tennis Defeats Gulf Coast, Men Fall

March 16, 2019

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ women’s tennis team lived up to its new top 25 ranking with a 7-2 win over Gulf Coast on Friday, March 15, while the East Central men dropped an 8-1 match to the Gulf Coast Bulldogs. The two teams met on the Gulf Coast campus in Perkinston.

The Lady Warriors, who entered the Oracle/ITA NJCAA Women’s Top 25 poll this week at No. 25, improved to 7-5 on the season, while the Warriors fell to 6-6.

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Warriors Shutout Co-Lin, Lady Warriors Drop 7-2 Match

March 9, 2019

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Warriors Shutout Co-Lin, Lady Warriors Drop 7-2 Match

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men’s tennis team shutout the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves 9-0 for the second time this season, while the East Central Lady Warriors dropped a 7-2 match to the No. 22 ranked Co-Lin Lady Wolves in action Friday, March 8, at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Tennis Complex in Decatur.

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ men and women are both 6-5 on the season.

Nationally Ranked Jones Tennis Teams Sweep East Central

March 7, 2019

The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ tennis teams dropped a pair of road matches to the nationally ranked Jones College tennis teams Wednesday, March 6, on the Jones campus in Ellisville.

The No. 25 ranked Jones Bobcats topped the Warriors 9-0, while the No. 17 ranked Lady Bobcats defeated the Lady Warriors 7-2.

The East Central men are now 5-5 on the season while the women are 6-4.