MGCCC women cruise to 3-0

PHOTO BY GREG HARTLEY JR./MGCCC

PERKINSTON — The Mississippi Gulf Coast women's tennis team continued its dominant start by whipping Meridian 8-1 on Tuesday at the MGCCC Tennis Complex.

The Bulldogs (3-0) have not dropped more than one court in any of their matches. Ally Bowen (Fr., Oxford/Lafayette County) was dominant at No. 2 singles, losing only one game. Tia Topps (So., Grenada/Grenada) lost only two games at No. 6.

Gulf Coast gets a day off before its third match of the week Thursday. Coastal Alabama-South visits Perk, with first serves set for 1 p.m.

Results

Team: Gulf Coast 8, Meridian 1

Doubles

No. 1: Krissy Georgieva-Ally Bowen (GC) def. Isabella Warham-Tessa Ward, 8-4

No. 2: Kaylen Bond-Anna Stringer (GC) def. Harper Bryan-Britney Murphree, 8-2

No. 3: Kasey Kent-Tia Topps (GC) def. Ralie Boles-Kolbi Holifield, 8-5

Singles

No. 1: Georgieva (GC) def. Warham, 6-2, 6-0

No. 2: Bowen (GC) def. Bryan, 6-1, 6-0

No. 3: Kent (GC) def. Murphree, 6-3, 7-5

No. 4: Bond (GC) def. Ward, 6-1, 6-2

No. 5: Boles (MER) def. Stringer, 6-1, 4-6, 10-8

No. 6: Topps (GC) def. Holifield, 6-2, 6-0

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