SENATOBIA – Playing its sixth Top 25 opponent this season on Tuesday afternoon at The ROC, Northwest dropped a 6-3 decision to 17th-ranked Copiah-Lincoln to lose its third straight match.

Co-Lin, also ranked ninth in the region, improved to 10-2 on the season while Northwest fell to 5-6.

Northwest trailed 2-1 after doubles play, taking a 8-2 win at the No. 2 position behind Dalton Young/Zak Harbin. The duo improved to 7-3 on the year at that flight.

Young and Harbin then continued their dominance at Nos. 3/4 singles, both winning in straight sets. Luke Wilson played a tightly-contested opening set, falling 7-5, before bowing out in the second set 6-2 at No. 2 singles to Skylar Moody.

Northwest will play its final home match on Friday, April 15 against East Central at 2 p.m.

Singles competition
1. Matteusz Kimelski (CLCC) def. Thomas Hall (NWCC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Skylar Moody (CLCC) def. Luke Wilson (NWCC) 7-5, 6-2
3. Dalton Young (NWCC) def. Braxton Hinton (CLCC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. Hayes Thompson (CLCC) 6-2, 6-4
5. Drake Nelson (CLCC) def. Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Cory Alderman (CLCC) def. Quentin Hutchinson (NWCC) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Matteusz Kimelski/Cory Alderman (CLCC) def. Luke Wilson/Thomas Hall (NWCC) 8-3
2. Dalton Young/Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. William Pennington/Hayes Thompson (CLCC) 8-2
3. Braxton Hinton/Drake Nelson (CLCC) def. Zaen Harbin/Quentin Hutchinson (NWCC) 8-2