Wolfpack netters roll past Hinds
Published 12:15 am Sunday, April 12, 2015
RAYMOND – In the last regular season dual match before the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State Tournament, the Copiah-Lincoln Community College men’s rolled over the Hinds Community College Eagles 8-1 in tennis action.
The Wolves (7-4) took all of the doubles matches as Dwain Perkins and Will Pennington defeated Aaron Gray and Austin Pevey 8-1 at No. 1, Braxton Hinton and Drake Nelson beat Melvin McNair and Robert Rhett 8-3 at No. 2, and Brandon Nettles and Coleman Carraway blanked Peder Bethea and Jamarcus Burton 8-1 at No. 3.
In singles action, Perkins blanked Gray 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1, Pennington defeated Pevey in a tiebreaker 4-6 7-5, 10-5 at No. 2, Nettles defeated McNair 6-4, 6-2 at No 4, Nelson beat Bethea 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5, Steve Del Cid defeated Burns 6-1, 6-2 at No. 6 and Carraway beat Stevens 6-3, 6-2.
Co-Lin’s only loss came at No. 3 singles as Rhett defeated Co-Lin’s Hinton 6-3, 6-2.
The Wolfpack will play in the MACJC State Tournament April 15 through 18 in Tupelo.
Co-Lin 8, Hinds 1
Doubles:
No. 1 Perkins/Pennington (CL) def. Gray/Pevey (Hinds) 8-1
No. 2 Hinton/Nelson (CL) def. McNair/Stevens (Hinds) 8-3
No. 3 Nettles/Carraway (CL) def. Bethea/Burns (Hinds) 8-1
Singles:
No. 1 Dwain Perkins (CL) def. Aaron Gray (Hinds) 6-2, 6-1
No. 2. Will Pennington (CL) def. Austin Pevey 4-6, 7-5, 10-5
No. 3 Robert Rhett (Hinds) def. Braxton Hinton (CL) 6 -3, 6-2
No. 4 Brandon Nettles (CL) vs. Melvin McNair (Hinds) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 Drake Nelson (CL) def. Peder Bethea (Hinds) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 Steve Del Cid (CL) vs. Jamarcus Burns (Hinds) 6-0, 6-2
Coleman Carraway (CL) vs. Jesse Stevens (Hinds) 6-3, 6-2