Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 SENATOBIA - Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time this season, the Northwest tennis teams hosted East Central for another pivotal conference match on Friday afternoon.

For the second straight match, the Lady Rangers earned a narrow 5-4 victory against the Lady Warriors, while the Northwest men were shutout by a 9-0 final.

Northwest took four of the six singles matches, highlighted by a comeback effort from sophomore Grace Ann Wade on court four. Wade dropped the first set, 6-2, but rallied back to take the final two sets by identical 6-2 decisions.

Freshman Mattie Sanders also earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles against East Central's Brenah Flint, while Allie Rawles and Raney Peacock garnered wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.

East Central took two of the three doubles matches, but the freshman duo of Rawles and Kendall Moody took an 8-0 shutout at No. 2 doubles against the Lady Warriors' tandem of Flint and Katelyn Wall.

In men's competition, freshman Gabriel Koonce battled in a 6-1, 6-2 loss to Maximo Estrada on court two, while Spencer Rios also fell by an identical result to Tate Baucum at No. 3 singles. The Warriors also took all three doubles matches, but Koonce and Joshua Tedford battled in a close 8-5 loss to Cade Cooley and Batuhan Saban.

Northwest improved to 5-2 in women's competition, jumping to 2-1 in the MACCC. The Ranger men fell to 0-7 on the season and 0-3 in conference play.

Northwest will resume competition on Tuesday, February 27 at Copiah-Lincoln. Matches are expected to begin at 2 P.M. from Wesson.


FEBRUARY 23, 2024
WOMEN: Northwest 5, East Central 4
MEN: East Central 9, Northwest 0
The ROC (Ranger Outdoor Complex) /// Senatobia, Miss.

Women's Doubles
1. Maggie Bounds/Nil Kalkavan (ECCC) def. Mattie Sanders/Grace Ann Wade (NWCC) 8-3
2. Kendall Moody/Allie Rawles (NWCC) def. Brenah Flint/Katelyn Wall (ECCC) 8-0
3. Noelle Howell/Addy Lea Page (ECCC) def. Raney Peacock/Holly Stewart (NWCC) 8-6

Women's Singles
1. Nil Kalkavan (ECCC) def. Holly Stewart (NWCC) 6-2, 6-3
2. Mattie Sanders (NWCC) def. Brenah Flint (ECCC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Noelle Howell (ECCC) def. Kendall Moody (NWCC) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
4. Grace Ann Wade (NWCC) def. Addy Lea Page (ECCC) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Allie Rawles (NWCC) def. Laynee Spears (ECCC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Raney Peacock (NWCC) def. Katelyn Wall (ECCC) 6-3, 6-4

Men's Doubles
1. Cade Cooley/Batuhan Saban (ECCC) def. Gabriel Koonce/Joshua Tedford (NWCC) 8-5
2. Maximo Estrada/Trey Posey (ECCC) def. Dallas Lane/Spencer Rios (NWCC) 8-1
3. Tate Baucum/Luke Bruntlett (ECCC) def. Campbell Owens/Josh Zuniga (NWCC) 8-0

Men's Singles
1. Batuhan Saban (ECCC) def. Joshua Tedford (NWCC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Maximo Estrada (ECCC) def. Gabriel Koonce (NWCC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Tate Baucum (ECCC) def. Spencer Rios (NWCC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Trey Posey (ECCC) def. Dallas Lane (NWCC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Luke Bruntlett (ECCC) def. Campbell Owens (NWCC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Cade Cooley (ECCC) def. Gunner Pitt (NWCC) 6-0, 6-2