No. 14 Gulf Coast faces biggest test of season

PERKINSTON — No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast will have homecourt advantage in the match that could determine the MACCC men's tennis champion.

The Bulldogs entertain No. 15 Jones at the MGCCC Tennis Complex on Tuesday. First serves are set for 2 p.m. 

The teams have split the last two MACCC and NJCAA Region 23 titles, with Jones wearing those crowns after last season. Teams play each other only once in the regular season now, and the champion hosts the region tournament.

Records

• MGCCC: 5-0/4-0 MACCC, T-1^st place in conference
• Jones: 9-0/4-0 MACCC, T-1^st place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC beat Copiah-Lincoln 8-1 on Friday at Perk.
• Jones blew past Hinds 9-0 on Friday at Ellisville.

Previous Meeting

On April 23, 2022, Jones beat Gulf Coast 5-2 in the NJCAA Region 23 Championship at Ellisville.

Three Ahead

• Thursday, March 2: at Coastal Alabama-South, Bay Minette, Ala., 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 7: at Hinds, Raymond, 2 p.m.
• Friday, March 10: vs. Holmes, Perkinston, 2 p.m.

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