Bulldogs On Top: NJCAA Region 23 Men's Tennis Tournament Day 3 Headlines

Ellisville, MISS (TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | LIVE STATS) - The 2023 NJCAA Region 23 Men's Tennis Tournament kicked off on Thursday, April 20 in Ellisville, hosted by 2023 Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference Champion Jones College.

Here are some of the top finals headlines from around the MACCC:

REGION 23 CHAMPS: No. 14 Men’s Tennis wins at No. 12 Jones

(via MGCCCBulldogs.com) No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast avenged its only loss to an MACCC team in the best possible way Saturday. The Bulldogs beat No. 12 Jones 5-2 on its homecourt for the NJCAA Region 23 Men's Tennis championship.

"Man, it's an unbelievable feeling to have this group of guys come together and play as a team like they did," Gulf Coast coach Sam Blackburn said. "They really deserved it. They wanted it so much. They played like a team is supposed to play. They fought for each other, and they deserved it. No doubt about it. I'm over the moon excited and happy about it." 

Gulf Coast (14-5) has won the region title twice in the last three seasons. It's the eighth in school history. Gulf Coast will head to the NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis Tournament on May 15-19 in McKinney, Texas.

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

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