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Joe Chance
1
Mississippi College MC (1-3, 1-1)
6
Winner West Alabama UWA (3-2, 2-0)
Mississippi College MC
(1-3, 1-1)
1
Final
6
West Alabama UWA
(3-2, 2-0)
Winner

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

UWA Men Climb Above .500 in Win Over MC

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – The 20th-ranked West Alabama men's tennis team climbed to a game over .500 by defeating Mississippi College, 6-1, in a Gulf South Conference match Wednesday at the Vaughan Tennis Complex.
 
West Alabama improved to 3-2 overall, 2-0 in GSC play. Mississippi College is 1-3 and 1-1.
 
Starting with a sweep of the doubles courts, the Tigers were barely challenged, losing only at No. 6 singles. The Tigers won five of six singles courts in straight sets.
 
Christopher Bulus was dominating at No. 1 singles, defeating Matias Ballatore 6-0, 6-0, while Ilia Dehodiuk and Nuutti Jokinen recorded 6-0, 6-2 and 6-0, 6-1 wins at singles courts three and four, respectively. Patricio Nieto was a 6-4, 6-3 winner at No. 5.
 
Bulus and Vesanen won No. 1 doubles, 6-1. Jokinen and Noah Johansen were 6-2 winners at No. 2, while Dehodiuk and Anton Lof were 6-2 winner on doubles court No. 3.
 
The Tigers return to action Tuesday, facing Indianapolis on a neutral site court in Pensacola, Florida. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
 
#20 West Alabama 6, Mississippi College 1
 
Singles competition
1. Christopher Bulus (UWA) def. Matias Ballatore (MC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Brady McDaniel (MC) 7-6, 5-1
3. Ilia Dehodiuk (UWA) def. Joe Jarvis (MC) 6-0, 6-2
4. Nuutti Jokinen (UWA) def. Shane Samyn (MC) 6-0, 6-1
5. Patricio Nieto (UWA) def. Carlos Trujillo (MC) 6-4, 6-3
6. Maksym Konovalov (MC) def. Anton Lof (UWA) 1-6, 6-3, 10-8
 
Doubles competition
1. Christopher Bulus/Ilari Vesanen (UWA) def. Maksym Konovalov/Shane Samyn (MC) 6-1
2. Nuutti Jokinen/Noah Johansen (UWA) def. Matias Ballatore/Carlos Trujillo (MC) 6-2
3. Ilia Dehodiuk/Anton Lof (UWA) def. Joe Jarvis/Brady McDaniel (MC) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Mississippi College 1-3, 1-1
West Alabama 3-2, 2-0; National ranking #20
 
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