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 semifinals headlines from around the MACCC:

No. 12 Bulldogs punch ticket to Texas, play for title Sunday

HATTIESBURG — No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast punched its ticket to the national tournament Saturday morning, but the Bulldogs women's tennis team still has a bigger goal in front of it.

Gulf Coast beat No. 17 Meridian 5-1 here at Tatum Park to earn a spot in the NJCAA Region 23 Championship match.

"The girls brought it," Bulldogs coach Sam Blackburn said. "Everyone was ready to play and ready to compete. Meridian is not a team you can take lightly. Our depth prevailed. We were strong from top to bottom."

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No. 22 Lady Indians fall to No. 11 Jones in region semifinals

Ellisville, Miss. - No. 22 Itawamba Community College women's tennis dropped a 5-0 decision to No .11 Jones College in the NJCAA Region 23 Championships Semifinals Saturday.

The Lady Indians fell 8-0 in all three doubles matches and Jones picked up wins in No. 4 and No. 6 singles to pick up the win.

Despite the semifinal loss, the Lady Indians will face No. 17 Meridian Community College with third place and a NJCAA National Tournament berth on the line Sunday at 2 p.m. In their regular season meeting the Lady Indians fell 5-4 in a hard fought battle with Meridian.

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Jones back in Region 23 Title game for third consecutive year

ELLISVILLE – The 11th-ranked Jones College women's tennis team dispatched Southwest and No. 22 Itawamba, 5-0 and 5-0, to advance to its third consecutive NJCAA Region 23 Championship on Sunday.

They'll face familiar foe and rival No. 12 Gulf Coast at 10 a.m. Sunday with the winner getting the automatic berth to the NJCAA National Tournament in Tyler, Texas.

Jones improved to 21-3 overall, its third straight 20-win campaign.

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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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