MGSC Knights tennis programs pick up wins

In the return of tennis to Middle Georgia State College, the men’s and women’s teams both picked up wins in a conference match with Emory College at Oxford on Friday.  The match marks the first time the institution has had a tennis team since the early 2000s. 

The men opened the season with a 9-0 win to taking all six singles and three doubles matches (scores are below).  The team entered the season ranked # 20 in the NJCAA and Shem Alexis enters ranked as the #26 male in the nation while he and Camden Jones are ranked as the 22^nd doubles team in the nation.  Alexis took his first singles match 6-4, 6-3 while he and Jones won their match 8-6 at the first doubles spot.

The women came out with the win 6-3 taking four singles and two doubles matches (scores are below).  The women start the season ranked 24 in the nation and were facing # 25 Oxford College of Emory University.  Shelby Ashley and Tricia Wharton were ranked # 39 for the start of the season and took their match 8-6 in the first doubles spot. 

The Knights men and women will both play their next matches on Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 PM in Brunswick, GA against the College of Coastal Georgia.

Women’s Results

Singles:
1:  Shelby Ashley (MGSC) def. Ebo                           7-6, 6-0
2:  Lasher def. Tricia Wharton (MGSC)                     6-4, 6-2
3:  Elizabeth Culpepper (MGSC) def. Yadplait          6-1, 6-2
4:  Isdahl def. Halee Hayes (MGSC)                          7-5, 6-2
5:  Virginia Hargrove (MGSC) def.  Toole                 6-1, 6-0
6:  Anna Roberts (MGSC) def. Forfeit                       Forfeit
Doubles:
1:  Ashley/Wharton (MGSC) def. Ebo/Lasher           8-6
2:  Yadplait/Isdahl def. Culpepper/Hayes (MGSC)   8-5
3:  Hargrove/Roberts (MGSC) def. Forfeit                 Forfeit

Men’s Results

Singles:
1:  Shem Alexis (MGSC) def. Rand                            6-4, 6-3
2:  Grant Wood (MGSC) def. Lu                                 6-2, 6-2
3:  Austin Ross (MGSC) def. Giles                             6-0, 6-4
4:  Camden Jones (MGSC) def. Lin                            6-1, 6-3
5:  Dylan Jones (MGSC) def. Zhang                           6-2, 6-2
6:  Brantley Stone (MGSC) def. Pelia                         6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1:  Alexis/C. Jones (MGSC) def. Rand/Lu                  8-6
2:  Wood/Ross (MGSC) def. Giles/Lin                      8-3
3:  Stone/D. Jones (MGSC) def. Zhang/Palia            8-0