Men's tennis remains unbeaten in ACCAC play with 6-3 win over Paradise Valley

  Phoenix, AZ – In a thrilling match, the Mesa men's tennis team remained in first place in the ACCAC with a 6-3 win over Paradise Valley Thursday.

  "What a match," gushed MCC head coach Feroz Rast. "I'm so proud of everyone today. This was definitely a TEAM win and took everyone contributing and playing with a common goal.

  "We knew playing PV at their place was going to be tough and we were up for a fight! I'm very happy with how hard Duncan and Frichard played in doubles and set the tone early for the T-Birds.

  "We pulled out big wins in doubles 2 and 3 and almost got the win at number 1. Singles was also great for us as Frichard, Duncan, Lukas and Andrew all got big wins!"

  MCC is now 3-3, but 3-0 in conference play.

  Mesa will next take on Pratt CC (Ill.) in two matches, Monday and Tuesday on the MCC courts, Monday's match starts at 9:00 a.m. and Tuesday begins at 4:00 p.m.

MCC-PVCC results

Singles

No. 1 – Harry Browning lost 3-6, 0-6

No. 2 – Frichard Mulenga won 6-3, 7-5

No. 3 – Hung Pham lost 2-6, 6-2, 4-6

No. 4 – Duncan Mulenga won 6-3, 6-2

No. 5 – Lukas Baruffi won 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

No. 6 – Andrew Hoffman won 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 – Browning-Asad Okoye lost 8-9(4-7)

No. 2 – Mulenga-Mulenga won 8-6

No. 3 – Hoffman-Baruffi won 8-6