ELLISVILLE – Tenth-ranked Jones College opened MACCC play with an impressive 9-0 victory over No. 16 Itawamba here Tuesday afternoon at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.
The Bobcats are now 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference.
Helen Hernandez (Venezuela) and
Molly Bennett (Madison Central) took No. 1 doubles over Lucia Rubio and Raysssa Dominguez, 8-2, and
Theresa Emelio (Australia) and
Maria Martinez (Argentina) beat Presley Thomas and Melina Vazquez in No. 2 doubles, 8-5.
Josie Tullos (Newton County) and
Ansley Tomkins (Northwest Rankin) downed Ainsley Robison and Caitlyn Ard in No. 3 doubles, 8-2.
In an extra doubles match,
Annabelle Simmons (Lamar School) and
Hannah Hupe (Laurel Christian School) won, 8-0.
In No. 1 singles, Hernandez beat Dominguez, 6-1, 6-0 and Bennett downed Rubio in No. 2 singles, 6-3, 6-0. Martinez won No. 3 singles over Vazquez, 5-4, ret. And Emilio blanked Ard in No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0. Simmons whipped Thomas in No. 5 singles, 6-0, 6-1 and Tomkins defeated Robison in No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-1.
Jones hosts Coastal Alabama-South at 1 p.m. on Thursday and travels to Southwest for a 2 p.m. Friday match.
