Rowell picks up win for MGCCC

No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast's Noah Rowell got a big win Tuesday during the second day of the NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis Tournmanet in Plano, Texas.

Noah Rowell (Fr, Wiggins/Stone) defated Marion Military's William Foster 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the No. 4 singles main draw. He had a bye in the first round, so he earned three points for the win.

Gulf Coast now has 5.5 points in the team standings after Travis Bell won his No. 1 singles consolation match over Wallace State's Cade Pressnell after an epic tiebreaker. Bell advanced 6-4, 3-6, 16-14.

NJCAA Division I Men's Championship

Plano, Texas

Tuesday results

Main Draw

No. 2 singles: No. 7 Xavier Graells (Harford) def. John Muprhy (MGCCC) 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 singles: Noah Rowell (MGCCC) def. William Foster (Marion) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2

No. 6 singles: Jose Castro (Cowley) def. Brett Bowen (MGCCC) 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 doubles: Harry Benham-Vitor Paulino (ABAC) def. Brett Bowen-Reid Cudd (MGCCC) 7-5, 6-3

Consolation Bracket

No. 1 singles: Travis Bell (MGCCC) def. Cade Pressnell (Wallace State) 6-4, 3-6, 16-14

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