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MCC's Hayden Hill competes during the Oracle/ITA Southern JUCO Regional Tennis Championships last week at Northeast Tennis Center. MCC earns a pair oftourney championships

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Case from CoLin defeated ICC's Edson Marchant/Michael Crotts 8-6 to win the consolation bracket. Marion Military Institute also had double champions on the women's side. The women's championship match pitted Mariana Alvarez of Hinds against MMI's Paola Bou. Alvarez, currently ranked #IS in the ITA National Rankings, lost 6-4, 6-3. Bou, who comes to Alabama from Puerto Rico, defeated teammate Mak enzie Ralston in the semifmals 0, 0. Alvarez advanced to the finals with a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 10-7 win over MMI's Alana Larcombe. Meridian's Hayden Hill had a great tournament. She lost in the quarterfinals to Makenzie Ralston from MMI 2-6, 6-3, 10-3. Meridian's Rachel Sollie won the consolation singles with an 8-4 win over teammate Jordyn Hull. In women's doubles, Bou/Alana Lar combe breezed to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Paulina Estrada/Katie Burrall of MGCCC. Bou/Larcombe defeated the No. I seed from Hinds, Mariana Alvarez/Stef)' Varon, 8-J.to advance to I the finals. Burrall/Estrada advanced

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Meridian Community College fin ished day four of the Oracle/ITA Southern JUCO Regional Tennis Championships with two champions on the men's side. Jason Pimenta, a returning sophomore, won the Men's Single's Title with a win over Juan Sebastian Osorio from Copiah Lincoln Community College 6-3, 3-6, 61. Pimenta, the number-two seed, had a bye on Wednesday during the round of64. In the round of32, which began Thursday at 8:00 a.m., Pimenta defeated Roberto Valadez from Itawamba Community College 0, 3. In the round of 16, which was played at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Pimenta took a 6-0, 6-1 win over Isaiah Polk from Marion Military Institute. in the quarterfinals played on Friday, Pimenta defeated John Teague Murphy from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 6-0, 6-3. In the semifinals, which were also played on Friday, P-imenta-£ontinued to dom inate with a from 6-0, 6-1 win over Daniel Yepez from Hinds Community r .... 11..,.... /;. " /;. . 1 p;...., . . nt. . ;. t"h.. '" 1 <;

Tournament winners qualified to advance to the Oracle Cup, which is held 1n Surprise, Ariz.• Oct. 13-16. advanced to the finals with a win over his teammate, Juan Pablo Pinilla 6-1, 6-0. Osorio took wins earlier in the tournament over MGCCC's Noah Tippen and Meridian's Will Swindoll. In other action, Meridian's John Taylor Champion and Callan Shinall lost in the consolation quar terfinals. Meridian claimed its second championship of the tournament ,.,;th a win at number one doubles. MCC's Jason Pimenta/Breno Gon calves, who played doubles together as freshmen, defeated MMI's Andrew Carey/Daniel Boussom in another long third setter by a score of2-6, 7-6 (5), 10-4. The route to the finals was not an easy one. After a rain delay..on Thursday, Goncalves/Pimenta hit the courts for their third doubles match nf thP to11m:1mPnl with :1 m:itchnn

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