Bobcat netters fall to Hinds posted by Shawn Wansley on 2009-04-14 14:31:52

ELLISVILLE – Jones County Junior College fell to Hinds Community College in both men’s and women’s tennis matches here Monday.

Hinds nipped the Lady Bobcats, 5-4, while the JCJC men’s team fell, 6-3. The Lady Bobcats are now 11-2, while the men’s team is 10-5.

The JCJC teams conclude the regular season with a 2 p.m. home match on Tuesday vs. East Central. They will compete in the MACJC State Tournament Thursday through Saturday at the Tatum Park Tennis Courts in Hattiesburg.

Lady Eagles 5, Lady Bobcats 4

In No. 1 doubles, Erica Walker and Rachel Whaley of Jones fell to Daria Egorova and Aline Ferreira, 8-4. J.J. Benson and Meredith Johnson of Jones lost to Sharika Trader and Hailee Melton in No. 2 doubles, 8-5. JCJC’s Rebecca Rogers and Jillian McNeese defeated Jackie Johnson and Carly Miller, 8-2, in No. 3 doubles.

Egorova defeated Walker, 6-3, 6-0 in No. 1 singles, Ferreira beat Whaley, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 2 singles and Meredith Johnson fell to Trader, 6-1, 6-3 in No. 3 singles.

Jones won the remaining singles matches. Mary Carole Kiewit beat Melton, 7-6 (4), 6-0 in No. 4 singles. Tiffany Hudson whipped Jackie Johnson, 6-0, 6-1 in No. 5 singles and Rogers downed Miller, 6-1, 6-4 in No. 6 singles.

Eagles 6, Bobcats 3

Casey Dykes and Tyler Shows of Jones lost to Hleb Maslav and Fyodor Tabachnikov, 8-0, in No. 1 doubles. Mitchell Smith and Nathan Kanengiser of Jones fell to Duffy Loel and Chris Rood, 8-6, in No. 2 doubles. JCJC’s Cody Kadoun and Eric Lynn claimed No. 3 doubles over Derrick Barnes and Rowe Rhett, 8-3.

Dykes fell to Maslav, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 1 singles, Shows lost to Tabachnikov, 6-3, 6-7 (7-2), 10-3 in No. 2 singles and Loel beat Smith, 7-5, 6-2 in No. 3 singles.

Kadoun beat Chris Tapia, 6-4, 3-6, 12-10 in No. 4 singles. Lynn lost to Barnes, 6-4, 7-5 in No. 5 singles and Kanengiser claimed No. 6 singles over Rood, 6-2, 6-1.