Bobcats Repeat: NJCAA Region 23 Women's Tennis Tournament Day 3 Headlines
Ellisville, MISS (TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | LIVE STATS) - The 2023 NJCAA Region 23 Women's Tennis Tournament kicked off on Friday, April 14 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:
No. 12 Bulldogs finish as region runners-up
ELLISVILLE — No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast couldn't get over the hump Sunday against No. 11 Jones, falling 5-0 in the NJCAA Region 23 Championship match.
"It wasn't our day today," Gulf Coast coach Sam Blackburn said. "Give credit to Jones because they played great today. We had a lot of chances in doubles to take a little bit of a lead, but didn't quite take advantage. Jones rose up and played great tennis. Our girls fought hard, but it wasn't our day."
The Bulldogs lost all three doubles matches in tight matches and were in three singles matches when Jones clinched by winning the first two of six courts.
JC netters capture third straight region championship, automatic bid
ELLISVILLE – After a slow start in doubles play, No. 11 Jones rallied to take all three points and clinched its third straight NJCAA Region 23 Championship at No. 6 singles, beating No. 12 Gulf Coast 5-0 Sunday morning.
Jones won all three matches of the tournament by identical 5-0 scores.
The Bobcats wrapped up an undefeated home slate, 12-0, and improved to 22-3 overall.
Gulf Coast, 14-5, led in all three doubles matches early 3-2 before Jones locked in and took wins at all three positions.
Guadalupe Tocci/Daniela Tovar won 8-5 at No. 1, Maggie Savell/Allie Johnson 8-6 at No. 2 and Michaela Anderson/Reagan Salter 8-5 at No. 3.
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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