Tigers Conclude Fall Season by Splitting 26 Matches at UWA Tournament

Livingston, AL—The MMI Tigers concluded their fall season by competing in the University of West Alabama's one-day tournament at the Howard R. Vaughan Tennis Complex.   They split 26 singles and doubles matches on the day. 

In Flight A singles play, MMI players defeated three players from Meridian Community College and then lost to three players from the University of West Alabama. 

Andrew Wright (MMI) def. Nathan Hollis (MCC), 6-1

Caspar Schuetze (UWA) def. Andrew Wright (MMI), 6-3

Adam Bahney (MMI) def. Sam Butler (MCC), 6-1

Chris Wood (UWA) def. Adam Bahney (MMI), 6-0

Patrick Ryder (MMI) def. Noah James (MCC), 7-6 (2)

Andrii Stratiienko (UWA) def. Patrick Ryder, 6-1

In Flight B singles play, MMI's Xavier Bell and Shane McDonough were the only first-round winners for the Tigers.  Bell defeated Meridian's Reed Kasper, 6-0, before losing to West Alabama's Kike Ruiz, 6-1.  And McDonough defeated Meridian's Sam Grice, 6-3, before losing to West Alabama's Nicolai Jochamovitz, 6-0.

MMI's three other Flight B singles participants (Ben Lee, Blake McDonald. and Max Holloway) lost to UWA opponents (two players and one assistant coach), as well.

MMI's Ben Lee defeated fellow Tiger Max Holloway, 6-2, in the Flight B Consolation finals. 

Four MMI doubles teams competed in the tournament.  Their results are recorded below:

Foster/Wright (MMI) def. Irvin/Grice (MCC), 6-2

Bal/Jachamovitz (UWA) def. Foster/Wright (MMI), 7-5

Saucon/Pupuma (SC) def. Bahney/Holloway (MMI), 6-1

Ryder/Bell (MMI) def. Champion/Harrington (MCC), 6-1

Pimenta/Butler (MCC) def. Ryder/Bell (MMI), 6-3

Pimenta/Butler (MCC) def. Lee/McDonald (MMI), 6-0