Box Score ELLISVILLE - John David Nelson and Kaleb Parish were able to earn a win at No. 3 doubles for Northwest, but Itawamba still ended up earning a 5-1 victory in Thursday's NJCAA Region 23 Tournament quarterfinal match.

Nelson and Parish battled to a 9-8 win against the Indians' duo of William Morgan and Houston Walker, but the Rangers fell 8-0 at No. 1 and 8-2 at the No. 2 slot. From there, Itawamba took courts two, three and four in singles' play to clinch the match and advance to the next stage of the tournament.

Northwest fell to 6-8 with the loss, but impressively made the postseason in the first year of coach Will Irvin's revival of the program. 


APRIL 20, 2023
MEN: #19 Itawamba 5, Northwest 1
Bobcat Tennis Complex /// Ellisville, Miss.
*denotes unfinished match

Men's Doubles
1. Joao Mendes/Tasso Moreira (ICC) def. Chris Albert/Ian Gordon (NWCC) 8-0
2. Calvin Moorman/Cade Teeple (ICC) def. Samuel Turner/Bratton Willoughby (NWCC) 8-2
3. John David Nelson/Kaleb Parish (NWCC) def. William Morgan/Houston Walker (ICC) 9-8

Men's Singles
1. Joao Mendes (ICC) vs. Chris Albert (NWCC) 6-2, 3-1*
2. Tasso Moreira (ICC) def. Ian Gordon (NWCC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Calvin Moorman (ICC) def. Kaleb Parish (NWCC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Cade Teeple (ICC) def. Bratton Willoughby (NWCC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Houston Walker (ICC) vs. John David Nelson (NWCC) 6-1, 1-3*
6. William Morgan (ICC) vs. Samuel Turner (NWCC) 6-2, 1-0*