
The East Central Community College No. 2 men’s and women’s doubles teams both reached the finals of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State/National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 Tournament held recently on the campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston.
ECCC’s No. 2 Women’s Doubles team of Chaney Mills of Hickory and Andi McCrimon of
Overall as teams, the ECCC men and women both finished the MACJC State/NJCAA Region 23 Tournament in sixth place. The women’s team moved up two spots over last year, and the men’s team was in contention forthird place on the final day of competition.“I’m proud of the effort of our players at the tournament and throughout the season,” said East Central head coach Jay Pacelli. “The players all fought for every point and represented ECCC with excellence and class for the 2017 season. It was a memorable year.”
Pacelli said that there were seven flights in the tournament where an ECCC individual or team made the semifinals.