Hanceville, AL—The Lady Tigers have been in the habit of winning close matches, 5-4, but on Thursday afternoon, they dropped a match 4-5 to Wallace State Community College-Hanceville to end their good fortune.

The Lady Tigers started their day with an 8-1 win at No. 1 doubles and were up 7-5 at No. 2 doubles before the 7-5 lead evaporated.  The No. 2 doubles team fell in a tight contest, 7-9.

In singles action, the Lady Tigers rebounded nicely, winning matches at No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-1), No. 2 singles (6-1, 6-1), and No. 3 singles (6-2, 6-1).

Wallace State CC-Hanceville 5, MMI 4

Doubles Competition

1.  Kelly/Dibble (MMI) def. Knepper/Barron (WSCC-H) 8-1

2.  McCrory/Vann (WSCC-H) def. Waller/Crossett (MMI) 9-7

3.  Oldacre/Trammel (WSCC-H) def. Taylor/Jeong (MMI) 8-0

Singles Competition

1.  Julia Kelly (MMI) def. Anna Knepper (WSCC-H) 6-1, 6-1

2.  Anna Waller (MMI) def. Natalia Barron (WSCC-H) 6-1, 6-1

3.  Madelyn Dibble (MMI) def. Halle McCrory (WSCC-H)

4.  Micah Oldacre (WSCC-H) def. Eve Crossett (MMI) 6-0, 6-1

5.  Breanna Vann (WSCC-H) def. Catherine Taylor (MMI) 6-0, 6-0

6.  Tara Trammel (WSCC-H) def. Sarah Jeong (MMI) 6-3, 6-0

Next Up:  The Lady Tigers return home to face Snead State Community College in an Alabama Community College Conference tilt on Saturday, March 6, at 12:00 p.m.