No. 14 MGCCC downs No. 15 JCJC

No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast got back on the winning track against another nationally ranked team Monday, edging No. 15 Jones County 5-4 in Ellisville.

Brett Bowen (So, Oxford/Oxford) won a third-set tiebreaker in No. 6 singles 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 over Luke Armstrong.

The Bulldogs improved to 14-4 overall and 10-2 in MACJC play.

Gulf Coast plays its last regular-season match Wednesday at Hinds. Matches begin at 2 p.m. in Raymond.

The MACJC/Region 23 Tournament is being played at the MGCCC Tennis Complex April 19-22.

Results

Team: MGCCC 5, Jones County 4

Doubles

No. 1: Taquel Lewis-Diego Leal (JCJC) def. Travis Bell-John Murphy 8-6

No. 2: Noah Tippen-Noah Rowell (MGCCC) def. Chase Pennington-Brandon McCary 8-5

No. 3: Reid Cudd-Brett Bowen (MGCCC) def. Jacob Bozeman-Luke Armstrong 9-7

Singles

No. 1: Bell (MGCCC) def. Lewis 6-3, 6-2

No. 2: Leal (JCJC) def. Murphy 6-3, 6-4

No. 3: Pennington (JCJC) def. Tippen 6-0, 6-2

No. 4: Rowell (MGCCC) def. Bozeman 6-2, 6-4

No. 5: Cudd (MGCCC) def. McCary 6-3, 6-2

No. 6: Bowen (MGCCC) def. Armstrong 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

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