Three more wins at nationals for MGCCC

No. 17 Mississippi Gulf Coast won three more matches Tuesday at the NJCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship in Tucson, Ariz., and one doubles team remains alive.

Bianca Buie (Fr, Baia Mare, Romania/Gheorghe Sincai National High School) and Paulina Estrada (So, San Luis, Mexico/Colegio Del Bosque) won their No. 1 doubles consolation draw match against North Central Texas' Essence Green and Agustina Grimolizzi  8-3.

They are scheduled to play in the semifinals Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Tucson time. The finals would be later in the day.

Buie (Fr, Baia Mare, Romania/Gheorghe Sincai National High School), playing No. 2 singles, and No. 5 singles player Jenna Lyons (Fr, Pascagoula/Pascagoula) notched quarterfinals victories in their respective consolation brackets.

They were both eliminated in subsequent semifinals matches.

Gulf Coast remains in front of fellow MACJC teams Jones County and Meridian in the team standings. The Lady Bulldogs are in 16th place with 12 points.

NJCAA Division I Women's Championship

Tucson, Ariz.

Tuesday results

Consolation draw

No. 1 singles semifinals: Sarah Frendo (Cowley County) def. Paulina Estrada (MGCCC) 8-2

No. 2 singles quarterfinals: Bianca Buie (MGCCC) def. Alexia Stickle (Jacksonville) 8-0

No. 2 singles semifinals: No. 6 Zahra Finnigan (Seminole State) def. Bianca Buie (MGCCC) 8-4

No. 4 singles quarterfinals: Laura Moore (Lewis & Clark) def. Jasmine Sartin (MGCCC) 8-1

No. 5 singles quarterfinals: Jenna Lyons (MGCCC) def. Meredith Nelson (Waubonsee) 8-0

No. 5 singles semifinals: Essence Green (North Central Texas) def. Jenna Lyons (MGCCC) 8-2

No. 1 doubles quarterfinals: Paulina Estrada-Bianca Buie (MGCCC) def. Essence Green-Agustina Grimolizzi (North Central Texas) 8-3

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