Sports

Toppers fall to Bethel on road

McKenzie, Tennessee — Blue Mountain Christian’s women’s tennis team fell 7-0 to Bethel University on Tuesday in a nonconference road match, the school reported.

Bethel claimed all three doubles courts to take the early advantage. Camila Mordiz and Eugenia Ramos lost 6-1 on the top court, Lina Cetina and Lucia Garcia were defeated 6-2 at No. 2 doubles, and Kiersten Terris and Nami Malyaporn dropped court three, 6-1.

In singles action, Mordiz turned in one of the more competitive performances, falling 6-0, 6-4 on the top court. Ramos lost 6-1, 6-0, and Cetina pushed her opponent deep before losing in a match tiebreaker, 10-4. Malyaporn and Garcia each fell 6-0, 6-3, and Terris was defeated 6-0, 6-0.

Blue Mountain Christian will look to bounce back in its next outing, the athletic department said. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Jon Myers

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."