Men’s and women’s tennis defeat Tougaloo and fall to Rhodes

The men’s and women’s tennis teams took down Tougaloo College on Feb. 28 at the City Park Pepsi Tennis Center.

The men’s team started the day strong, defeating Tougaloo 9-0. The doubles pair of junior David Mayhall and sophomore Federico Mercado defeated Keith Holmes, Jr. and James Rankins III of Tougaloo 8-1.

The women’s team inched out a win over Tougaloo 5-4.  Senior Meghan de Baroncelli and sophomore Alexa Mancuso defeated Valencia Bonds and Tara Rowell 8-2 in the No. 1 doubles spot.

Both teams fell to Rhodes College in the afternoon matchup 8-1. The Pack will return to action at home on Friday, March 6 as they host Spring Hill.