No. 12 Women double up No. 17 Meridian

It had been well over a week since No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast had been on the court, but the women's tennis team returned to MACCC play with a bang Wednesday.

The Bulldogs won 6-3 at No. 17 Meridian to improve to 7-1 in conference action. They're 10-4 overall.

"The women played good," Gulf Coast coach Sam Blackburn said. "We knew we were deeper than Meridian and they're really tough at the top. That's kind of how it panned out. Our depth prevailed and won out. We're continuing to get better as the season progresses."

Gulf Coast won two of three doubles matches, then won the four bottom singles matches to win.

Meridian falls to 8-10, 6-2.

Gulf Coast will play its first home match since March 9 on Thursday. The Bulldogs will play Southwest Mississippi at the MGCCC Tennis Complex in Perkinston. First serves are set for 1 p.m.

"It felt good to be back on the court. I think (the break) was good," Blackburn said. "We had a tough run for a week or so before the break, so it was good to get back on the court again. The break was good for them. They looked good."

Results

Team: Gulf Coast 6, Meridian 3

Doubles

No. 1: Ana Julissa De Mata-Isabella Quintero (MER) def. Tanyaradzwa Kaome-Angela Kaome, 8-2

No. 2: Hayden Hensarling-Kendall Burn (GC) def. Macey Hill-Ruthie Storment, 8-1

No. 3: Bayley Askin-Abigail Garman (GC) def. Cali Grace Davis-Julia Blackledge, 8-0

Singles

No. 1: De Mata (MER) def. Kaome, 6-0, 6-1

No. 2: Quintero (MER) def. Moreno, 6-0, 6-1

No. 3: Askin (GC) def. Hill, 6-0, 6-1

No. 4: Hensarling (GC) def. Storment, 6-0, 6-0

No. 5: Burn (GC) def. Davis, 6-1, 6-1

No. 6: Niyah Strickland (GC) def. Blackledge, 6-4, 6-1

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