March 24, 2022
The No. 23 ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Warrior tennis team came back from spring break with a stellar 5-4 win over the No. 21 Hinds Eagles on Wednesday, March 23. The win was solidified at the No. 6 singles line as ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's defeated Hinds' Justin Humphrey's in a tiebreaker, 11-9, after splitting sets 6-3, 5-7. In all, one doubles match, and three singles matches went to tiebreakers in the tightly contested match.
"It was a great win for the Warriors after losing to the Eagles earlier in the year," said ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ head coach Jay Pacelli. "Great efforts from our top three guys and Kaleb showed incredible heart in the clincher at the end."
With the win, the Warriors move to 9-6 overall and to 7-5 in MACCC play.
Doubles
1. / def. Kwanda Mbalekwa/Abraham Gonzalez, 8-3
2. Cameron Courtney/Bryce Ramshur def. /, 8-5
3. Jacob Runnels/Justin Humphreys def. /, 9-7
Singles
1. def. Kwanda Mbalekwa, 6-2, 6-0
2. def. Abraham Gonzalez, 7-5, 6-3
3. def. Chris Albert, 6-4, 4-6 (10-8)
4. Bryce Ramshur def. , 7-5, 3-6 (10-3)
5. Jacob Runnels def. , 6-1, 6-1
6. def. Justin Humphreys, 6-3, 5-7 (11-9)
Up Next
The Warriors travel to Fulton on Friday, March 25, to take on Itawamba at 2 p.m.
