Men’s Tennis can move up Thursday
No. 13 Mississippi Gulf Coast has four courts alive in the consolation draw of the NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship in Plano, Texas.
The Bulldogs are in 19th place after three days but just two points behind 14th-place Jones, the top MACCC in the standings with two days left to play.
Seth Macute (Fr., Brisbane, Australia/St Joseph's Nudgee College) advanced to the back draw semifinals in No. 1 singles, as did Pedro Molero (Fr., Maracaibo, Venezuela/U.E. Instituto Americano Joseph John Thomson) at No. 2.
Anderson Dulaney (Fr., Long Beach/Long Beach) is in the semis at No. 5 singles. The Bulldogs' No. 1 team of Macute and Wesley Fontaine (So., Biloxi/Biloxi) are the only tandem left in doubles play.
NJCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship
Collin College/Southern Methodist University
Plano, Texas
May 17-21 (all times CT)
Wednesday's Results
Main Draw
Doubles
No. 3: (5) Juan Gonzalez-Franco Vechhia (Seward) def. Anderson Dulaney-Jackson Ward (GC), 6-0, 6-1
Consolation Draw
Singles
No. 1: Seth Macute (GC) def. Kyele Mossman (Kaskaskia), 8-6
No. 2: Pedro Molero (GC) def. Josh Pioch (Illinois Valley), 8-0
No. 3: (5) Aymeric Bruno (Cowley) def. Wesley Fontaine (GC), 8-0
No. 5: Anderson Dulaney (GC) def. Alex Newman (Illinois Valley), 8-1
Doubles
No. 1: Seth Macute-Wesley Fontaine (GC) def. Justin Ainsley-Logan Olszewski (Illinois Valley), 8-2
No. 2: (3) Aymeric Bruno-Alejandro Orihuela (Cowley) def. Pedro Molero-Clay Fudge (GC), 8-5
Thursday's Schedule
Consolation Draw
Doubles
No. 1: Seth Macute-Wesley Fontaine (GC) vs. Juan Gomez-Nico Zumba (Iowa Central), 11 a.m.
Singles
No. 1: Seth Macute (GC) vs. Sebastian Gamez-Para (Wallace State), 9:30 a.m.
No. 2: Pedro Molero (GC) vs. Eddie Hunter (Marion Military), 9:30 a.m.
No. 5: Anderson Dulaney (GC) vs. Mason Cohen (Lake County), 9:30 a.m.
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