No. 14 Gulf Coast blows out Sun Chiefs

A bit of a slow start didn't prevent No. 14 Mississippi Gulf Coast from blasting No. 22 Coastal Alabama-South in men's tennis action Thursday in Bay Minette, Ala.

"The guys played pretty good overall coming back from a loss the other day," Gulf Coast coach Sam Blackburn said. "We were a little slow in doubles, but we jumped out in singles really quick. They played some of the best singles as a team they have all season based on how they performed top to bottom. I'm really, really proud of them."

Gulf Coast (6-1) lost at No. 3 doubles but swept all six singles courts. Anderson Dulaney (So., Long Beach/Long Beach) won his No. 3 singles match 6-0, 6-0. Kyle Bond (So., Wiggins/Stone) and Orren Ladner (So., Perkinston/Stone) won their singles matches in third-set tiebreakers.

The Bulldogs return to MACCC action Tuesday with another road trip, this time to Raymond. They'll take on No. 21 Hinds with first serves at 2 p.m. Their next home match has been moved up a day, with Holmes visiting Perkinston on March 9.

Results

Team: Gulf Coast 8, Coastal Alabama-South 1

Doubles

No. 1: Paul Gayk-Owen Stice (GC) def. Torean King-Lethan Nguyen, 8-6

No. 2: Anderson Dulaney-Orren Ladner (GC) def. Guido Loayza-Junior Madlock, 9-8 (4)

No. 3: Ethan Cuzzort-Santiago Castillo (CAS) def. Kyle Bond-Triston Hill, 8-4

Singles

No. 1: Gayk (GC) def. Loayza, 6-2, 7-2 (2)

No. 2: Stice (GC) def. Castillo, 6-1, 6-1

No. 3: Dulaney (GC) def. King, 6-0, 6-0

No. 4: Bond (GC) def. Cuzzort, 7-6, 5-7, 10-5

No. 5: Ladner (GC) def. Peyton Hickman, 4-6, 6-0, 10-3

No. 6: Hill (GC) def. Nguyen, 6-4, 6-0

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