Women’s Tennis opens postseason Thursday
PERKINSTON — The postseason for the Mississippi Gulf Coast women's tennis team begins Thursday in Ellisville.
The third-seeded Bulldogs play sixth-seeded East Central in an NJCAA Region 23 Tournament quarterfinal match scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Gulf Coast is ranked 15th in the latest ITA rankings, with ECCC 24th.
The winner of that match will play the winner of the 1 p.m. showdown between No. 2 Copiah-Lincoln and No. 7 Southwest Mississippi. The semifinal is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m.
The quarterfinal round starts Thursday at 8:30 a.m. when top-seed Jones plays eight-seed Meridian, followed by fourth-seed Northwest Mississippi going against No. 5 Hinds.
All eight teams appear in the ITA rankings. In addition to Gulf Coast and East Central, Jones is seventh, Co-Lin is 14th, Hinds 16th, Northwest 19th, Southwest 21st and Meridian 23rd.
Live scoring will be available at https://ioncourt.com/.
NJCAA Region 23 Women's Tennis Tournament
April 9-11
Ellisville
Quarterfinals
Thursday, April 9
No. 1 Jones vs. No. 8 Meridian, 8:30 a.m.
No. 4 Northwest Mississippi vs. No. 5 Hinds, 10:30 a.m.
No. 2 Copiah-Lincoln vs. No. 7 Southwest Mississippi, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Gulf Coast vs. No. 6 East Central, 3:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, April 10
Jones/Meridian winner vs. Northwest/Hinds winner, 10 a.m.
Copiah-Lincoln/Southwest winner vs. Gulf Coast/East Central winner, 2 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, April 11
Finals, 10 a.m.
Third-place, 2 p.m.
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