No. 21 MGCCC gets 5th straight sweep

PERKINSTON — The No. 21 Mississippi Gulf Coast women's tennis team galloped to its fifth straight match sweep Monday, polishing off Wallace State-Hanceville 9-0 at the MGCCC Tennis Complex.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 8-3 overall, dropping only a single set.

Jillianne Craft (Fr, Gulfport/St. Patrick) didn't lose a game in her win at No. 6 singles. Paulina Estrada (So, San Luis, Mexico/Colegio Del Bosque), Bianca Buie (Fr, Baia Mare, Romania/Gheorghe Sincai National High School) and Jasmine Sartin (So, Biloxi/Biloxi) dropped only two games in their straight-set singles victories.

Katie Burrall (So, Hernando/Hernando) and Jenna Lyons won their No. 2 doubles match while losing only one game, as did Sartin and Sarah McMillan (Fr, Jayess/North Pike) at No. 3 doubles.

Gulf Coast continues a busy week Thursday when it travels to Copiah-Lincoln. There are home matches Friday and Saturday against Holmes and Itawamba.

Results

Team: MGCCC 9, Wallace State-Hanceville 0

Doubles

No. 1: Paulina Estrada-Bianca Buie (MGCCC) def. Emily Graves-Kelsi Wilson 8-4

No. 2: Katie Burrall-Jenna Lyons (MGCCC) def. Temple Ennis-Nicki Rakestraw 8-1

No. 3: Sara McMillan-Jasmine Sartin (MGCCC) def. Molly Whitlock-Mary Smith 8-1

Singles

No. 1: Estrada (MGCCC) def. Graves 6-0, 6-1

No. 2: Buie (MGCCC) def. Rakestraw 6-1, 6-1

No. 3: Burrall (MGCCC) def. Wilson 6-1, 7-5

No. 4: Sartin (MGCCC) def. Ennis 6-0, 6-2

No. 5: Lyons (MGCCC) def. Whitlock 4-6, 6-1, 10-3

No. 6: Jillianne Craft (MGCCC) def. Barden 6-0, 6-0

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