No. 20 JC edges No. 19 MGCCC

PERKINSTON — No. 19 Mississippi Gulf Coast came out on the short end of an incredibly tight 5-4 loss to No. 20 Jones at the MGCCC Tennis Complex.

The match included three singles matches that went to third sets, all of which were decided 11-9. Gulf Coast came up on the short end of two of those matches, providing the difference.

Seth Macute (Fr., St Joseph's Nudgee College/Brisbane, Australia) and Wesley Fontaine (So., Biloxi/Biloxi) teamed up to win No. 1 doubles, and Raymond Lam (Fr., Biloxi/Biloxi) and Clint Verrett (So., Gulfport/Gulfport) got the point at No. 3.

The Bulldogs (5-1) only got two points in singles, one from Macute at No. 2 and one from Fontaine at No. 4.

The Bulldogs play Copiah-Lincoln on Monday to launch a busy week with four MACJC matches at Perk. First serves will be at 1 p.m.

Results

Team: Jones 5, Gulf Coast 4

Doubles

No. 1: Seth Macute-Wesley Fontaine (GC) def. Kwanda Mbalekwa-Jacob Johnson 8-4

No. 2: Daniel Panzica-James McWilliams (JC) def. Reid Crow-Patrick Roth 8-4

No. 3: Raymond Lam-Clint Verrett (GC) def. Gaspar Meda-Trey Hilton 8-4

Singles

No. 1: Meda (JC) def. Bonchis 6-3, 6-4

No. 2: Macute (GC) def. Mbalekwa 6-3, 6-4

No. 3: Panzica (JC) def. Roth 6-2, 3-6, 11-9

No. 4: Fontaine (GC) def. Johnson 6-7, 6-3, 11-9

No. 5: Hilton (JC) def. Verrett 4-6, 6-4, 11-9

No. 6: McWilliams (JC) def. Lam 7-6, 6-3

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