Pugliese, Baronich grab 3 points in loss

PERKINSTON — No. 15 Mississippi Gulf Coast took its first MACCC loss of the women's tennis season Tuesday, falling 6-3 to No. 18 Copiah-Lincoln at the MGCCC Tennis Complex.

"We had chances to win this match, overall as a team, and we didn't quite take advantage of those," Gulf Coast coach Sam Blackburn said. "I don't think we had a really good day mentally or just on the court. That's okay, because we're gonna improve him and learn from it. We'll be a different team down the road."

Gulf Coast is 1-2 overall, 1-1 MACCC. Co-Lin is 3-0, 2-0.

Pia Pugliese (Fr., San Juan, Argentina/Colegio Central Universitario Mariano Moreno) and Paige Baronich (Fr., St. Martin/St. Martin) picked up all three points for the Bulldogs. They teamed up to win No. 2 doubles easily, posting an 8-4 victory.

Pugliese beat her No. 3 singles opponent 6-0, 6-2, and Baronich was even more dominant. She dropped only one game in a straight-sets victory.

Gulf Coast finishes a busy week Friday when Itawamba visits Perk. First serves are set for 2 p.m.

Results

Team: Copiah-Lincoln 6, Gulf Coast 3

Doubles

No. 1: Ruri Takeuchi-Georgina Labusch (CL) def. Isona Arnaus-Victoria Ros Fabuel, 8-6

No. 2: Pia Pugliese-Paige Baronich (GC) def. Domenica Gruezo-Ady Locke, 8-4

No. 3: Clara Barton Calcote-Macy McDaniel (CL) def. Katelyn Walker-Meredith Matthews, 8-6

Singles

No. 1: Takeuchi (CL) def. Arnaus, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2: Gruezo (CL) def. Ros Fabuel, 7-5, 6-4

No. 3: Pugliese (GC) def. Labusch, 6-0, 6-2

No. 4: Baronich (GC) def. Locke, 6-0, 6-1

No. 5: Calcote (CL) def. Walker, 7-6, 6-0

No. 6: Ella Claire Thompson (CL) def. Andee Rogers, 6-3, 6-3

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