Snyder clinches match for No. 18 MGCCC

PERKINSTON — Chasity Snyder won a pressure-packed final match for No. 18 Mississippi Gulf Coast as the Bulldogs edged No. 25 Copiah-Lincoln 5-4 at the MGCCC Tennis Complex.

The freshman from Florence beat Grace Phillips 6-4, 6-3 at No. 6 singles for the clinching point. She had teamed with Tia Topps (Fr., Grenada/Grenada) earlier in the day to get Gulf Coast's only doubles point.

Topps also won her No. 5 singles match without dropping a game. Kaylen Bond (Fr., Stone/Perkinston) grabbed the other point with a two-set win at No. 4 singles.

Gulf Coast continues a busy week Thursday with a home match against Southwest at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs also play at home Friday and Saturday.

Results

Team: Gulf Coast 5, Copiah-Lincoln 4

Doubles

No. 1: Paula Coronado-Susana Patino (CL) def. Krissy Georgieva-Noni Charlton 8-2

No. 2: Madison Shows-McKenzie Shows (CL) def. Anna Stringer-Kaylen Bond 8-5

No. 3: Tia Topps-Chasity Snyder (GC) def. Britany Barnett-Maddalyn Boyte 8-2

Singles

No. 1: Georgieva (GC) def. Coronado 6-4, 7-6

No. 2: Patino (CL) def. Charlton 7-6, 4-6, 10-8

No. 3: Madison Shows (CL) def. Stringer 4-6, 7-5, 10-5

No. 4: Bond (GC) def. McKenzie Shows 7-5, 6-3

No. 5: Topps (GC) def. Boyte 6-0, 6-0

No. 6: Snyder (GC) def. Grace Phillips 6-4, 6-3

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