Decatur, MS—The Lady Tigers slipped past the Lady Warriors, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon at the East Central Community College courts behind the exceptional play of Julia Kelly, Anna Waller, Madelyn Dibble, and Eve Crossett.  The doubles teams of Kelly/Dibble and Waller/Crossett propelled MMI to a 2-1 lead after doubles play.  Kelly and Dibble defeated a crafty Colombian pair from East Central, Natalia Beltran and Alejandra Vargas, 8-3, and Waller and Crossett strong-armed their opponents, 8-2. 

The Tigers split singles play with the Lady Warriors, winning singles flights 1-3 and losing singles flights 4-6.  Kelly ousted Beltran, 6-0, 6-4; Waller blasted Vargas, 6-0, 6-0; and Dibble downed Sarah Cline, 6-2, 6-0.

MMI 5, ECCC 4

Doubles Competition

1.  Kelly/Dibble (MMI) def. Beltran/Vargas (ECCC) 8-3

2.  Waller/Crossett (MMI) def. Moore/Cline (ECCC) 8-2

3.  Madison Autry/Madison Gregg (ECCC) def. Taylor/Jeong 8-0

Singles Competition

1.  Julia Kelly (MMI) def. Natalia Beltran (ECCC) 6-0, 6-4

2.  Anna Waller (MMI) def. Alejandra Vargas (ECCC) 6-0, 6-0

3.  Madelyn Dibble (MMI) def. Sarah Cline (ECCC) 6-2, 6-0

4.  Anna Moore (ECCC) def. Eve Crossett (MMI) 6-0, 6-1

5.  Courtney Gill (ECCC) def. Catherine Taylor (MMI) 6-0, 6-0

6.  Laila Sisson (ECCC) def. Sarah Jeong (MMI) 6-0, 6-2   

Next Up:  The Lady Tigers return to action on Friday, February 12, when they host Wallace State Community College-Hanceville.  Match time is set for 1:00 p.m.