No. 11 MGCCC Women wax NEMCC

PERKINSTON — No. 11 Mississippi Gulf Coast made short work of Northeast Mississippi to stay unbeaten and atop the MACCC women's tennis standings.

The Bulldogs (4-0, 3-0 MACCC) gave their international players the day off and beat the Tigers 9-0, dropping only six games across nine matches.

Bayley Askin (So., St. Martin/St. Martin) won her No. 1 singles match 6-0, 6-0, and teamed with Abigail Garman (So., Diamondhead/Hancock) to blank their No. 2 doubles opponents 8-0. Garman also won her No. 4 singles match 6-0, 6-0. 

Hayden Hensarling (So., Ocean Springs/Ocean Springs) and Kendall Burn (Fr., Wiggins/Stone) didn't drop a game in their No. 2 and 3 singles matches, respectively.

Gulf Coast will face a tougher test Friday when the squad travels to play No. 21 Copiah-Lincoln. First serves at Wesson will be at 2 p.m.

Results

Team: Gulf Coast 9, Northeast Mississippi 0

Doubles

No. 1: Hayden Hensarling-Kendall Burn (GC) def. Allyson Chapin-Addie Wilbanks, 8-1

No. 2: Bayley Askin-Abigail Garman (GC) def. Lyza Kate McMillan-Lexi Patterson, 8-0

No. 3: Niyah Strickland-Ashlegh Wine (GC) def. Lee Ellen Kelley-Jordyn Foster, 8-1

Singles

No. 1: Askin (GC) def. Chapin, 6-0, 6-0

No. 2: Hensarling (GC) def. Wilbanks, 6-0, 6-0

No. 3: Burn (GC) def. Patterson, 6-0, 6-0

No. 4: Garman (GC) def. Foster, 6-0, 6-0

No. 5: Strickland (GC) def. McMillan, 6-1, 6-0

No. 6: Wine (GC) def. Robbins, 6-2, 6-1

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