ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Junior College Bobcats successfully concluded the regular season portion of their tennis schedule against East Central Community College here Tuesday afternoon.

The Lady Bobcats beat ECCC, 8-1, while the JCJC men’s team posted a 7-2 decision. The Jones’ women end the year at 12-2, while the men’s team is 11-5.

The two teams will now compete in the MACJC State Tournament, which takes place Thursday through Saturday at the Tatum Park Tennis Courts in Hattiesburg. The tournament draw will take place Wednesday evening.

The top three teams in the state tournament will advance to the Region 23 Tournament April 21-22 at Meridian. The top three teams from there will head to nationals.

Lady Bobcats 8, Lady Warriors 1

Jones swept the doubles’ points. Erica Walker and Rachel Whaley beat Elise Gibbs and Abby McMillan, 8-5, in No. 1 doubles. J.J. Benson and Meredith Johnson defeated Rachel Ramirez and Anna Powell, 8-1, in No. 2 doubles. Rebecca Rogers and Jillian McNeese took No. 3 doubles by forfeit.

Whaley beat McMillan, 6-4, 6-3 in No. 2 singles, Johnson downed Ramirez, 6-1, 6-0 in No. 3 singles and Mary Carole Kiewit of Jones blanked Powell, 6-0, 6-0 in No. 4 singles. Gibbs defeated Walker, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4 in No. 1 singles. JCJC’s Tiffany Hudson and Rogers won No.’s 5 and 6 singles, respectively, by forfeit.

Bobcats 7, Warriors 2

Jones took two doubles’ points.

In No. 1 doubles, JCJC’s Casey Dykes and Tyler Shows beat Colton Amis and Matt Wade, 8-5. Mitchell Smith and Nathan Kanengiser of Jones lost in No. 2 doubles to Scooter Walker and Lurpazo Jones, 8-4. JCJC’s Cody Kadoun and Eric Lynn beat Jason Hancock and Dee Walker, 8-6, in No. 3 doubles.

Jones won five of the six singles’ points.

Shows beat Amis, 6-4, 6-2 in No. 2 singles, Smtih defeated Wade, 6-3, 6-0 in No. 3 singles, Kadoun whipped Jones, 6-0, 6-2 in No. 4 singles and Lynn beat Hancock, 6-4, 6-3 in No. 5 singles. Walker defeated Dykes, 6-2, 7-5 in No. 1 singles.