ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State battled on Friday evening but was swept by Mississippi College 9-0 at the Ward Tennis Center.

The Lady Choctaws put the Reddies in a hole early by taking all three doubles matches. Henderson's Sydnee Parker and Mariah Bartlett fell 8-1 at No. 2 doubles and then the Reddies' No. 1 team of Annie Shannon and Thea Minor followed suit in an 8-4 defeat. Lorraine Banimataku and Lorish Puluspene, the No. 3 team for HSU, put up the best fight, but ultimately fell as well, 8-5, to put the Reddies down 3-0 heading into singles play.

The Reddies continued to struggle in the individual matches, as only Shannon, Henderson's No. 1, was able to take her match into three sets. Shannon dropped the first set but rebounded strongly for a 6-1 victory in the second. Her momentum was short-lived however, as she dropped the final frame and fell 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.

Henderson looks to get back on track tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. against Angelo State in the Ward Tennis Center.

FINAL RESULTS
SINGLES:
1. Brenna Keller (MC) def. Annie Shannon (HSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
2. Sofia Carrera (MC) def. Thea Minor (HSU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Anne Marie Kimball (MC) def. Sydnee Parker (HSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Aneta Golawska (MC) def. Lorraine Banimataku (HSU) 6-3, 7-6
5. Rebecca Grace Kimball (MC) def. Mariah Bartlett (HSU) 8-2
6. Tori Roberts (MC) def. Lauren Miller (HSU) 8-4

DOUBLES:
1. Keller/Kimball (MC) def. Shannon/Minor (HSU) 8-4
2. Golawska/Roberts (MC) def. Parker/Bartlett (HSU) 8-1
3. Carrera/Kimball (MC) def. Bannimataku/Puluspene (HSU) 8-5