Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera, freshman from Rio Cuarto, Argentina, picked up a point for Mississippi College in #1 singles play with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Kristin Weems. Gonzalez and Christa Owen fell in doubles play 8-5 against Nebraska-Kearney. Against Lee (Tenn.), Gonzalez-Carrera won her singles match 6-0, 6-4. In doubles, Gonzalez-Carrera and Owen won 8-6. Against West Georgia, the Lady Choctaws (5-4, 2-2 GSC) opened the day with a doubles victory at #1 as sophomore Christa Owen and freshman Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera got an 8-3 victory. In singles play, Gonzalez-Carrera won her seventh straight match, taking the #1 point with a 6-4, 6-1 win.
Women’s Tennis Nominees: Birdie Bardwell, University of Northwestern- St. Paul; Sofia Gonzalez-Carrera, Mississippi College; Monika Wynne, Spring Arbor University