ELLISVILLE – Defending MACCC and Region 23 champion Jones College opened their 2022 home season with a 9-0 decision over Itawamba here Monday afternoon at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
 
Jones started the match by sweeping the doubles points.
 
Andrea Vlasceanu (Spain) and Mia Höddinghaus (Germany) took No. 1 doubles 8-2 over Gaia Del Sordo and Martina Coghetto. Addy Seward (Richland) and Michaela Anderson (Tupelo) blanked Sydney Ostrander and Maddy Angle, 8-0 in No. 2 doubles. Allie Johnson (Hernando) and Sophie Endt (Vancleave) defeated Belle Powell and Brianna Ball 8-1 in No. 3 doubles.

Sarah Powell (Madison-Ridgeland Academy) and Reagan Salter (Lewisburg) won 8-1 in an extra match.
 
Vlasceanu whipped Del Sordo 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles and Höddinghaus edged Coghetto in No. 2 singles, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9. Sarah Powell beat Ostrander in No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1 and Johnson downed Angle in No. 4 singles, 6-1, 6-0. Endt defeated Ball in No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2 and Anderson downed Aidan Nipp in No. 6 singles, 6-1, 6-0.

In extra matches, Salter defeated Belle Powell, 6-1, 6-1 and Madelyn James (Northeast Jones) downed Maggie Franks, 8-1.
 
Jones, 2-0, goes to Meridian at 2 p.m. Tuesday and hosts Northeast at 2 p.m. Friday.