NEW ALBANY, Miss. — Blue Mountain Christian University opened its 2026 season with a 6-1 victory over NCAA Division III Millsaps on Saturday, the athletics department said.
The Lady Toppers claimed the doubles point by winning all three flights. Camila Mordiz and Eugenia Ramos won 6-2, Lina Cetina and Lucia Rodriguez Garcia also won 6-2, and Valeria Manquillo and Kiersten Terris posted a 6-0 victory to secure the early advantage.
In singles, Mordiz won the No. 1 match by forfeit. Cetina defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-2, and Manquillo won 6-0, 6-2 on Court 3. Ramos dropped a close match on Court 2, 3-6, 6-2, 8-10. Rodriguez Garcia won 6-0, 6-0 on Court 5, and Nami Malyaporn closed out the scoring with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on Court 6.
Blue Mountain Christian improved to 1-0 and will play Rust College on Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, at 1 p.m. CT. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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