Women's Tennis Defeats AVC to Earn Win

The MSJC women's tennis team picked up a 5-4 win on Saturday over visiting Antelope Valley.  (Austin Schmidt-MSJC)
The MSJC women's tennis team picked up a 5-4 win on Saturday over visiting Antelope Valley. (Austin Schmidt-MSJC)

The MSJC women's tennis team won a close match on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Antelope Valley 5-4.

Jenna Kent and Lindsay Lemus teamed up in doubles to pull out a 9-7 win that gave the Eagles a 2-1 advantage headed into the singles portion of the competition.  In singles it was Lemus in the #2 match and Suizanne Bishton in the #4 match that wrapped up the victory for MSJC.  Lemus won her singles match 7-5 and 6-3 while Bishton also won a close one 7-5 and 7-5.  Kent, Angelle Esmero and Catherine Gallegos played in the other singles matches for the Eagles, AVC with five players were forced to default the #3 doubles and #6 singles matches.

The win was the first of the season for the Eagles as they improved to 1-2 on the season.  The team will play twice this week with a match at Rio Hondo on Tuesday and a home match against Cypress on Thursday.  Both matches this week are set for 2 pm.