Millsaps Tennis and Golf Teams Ready for Conference Tournaments

Millsaps College -- Ask Millsaps tennis Coach Gregg Tripp about this weekend's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tennis tournament, and you'll get a big smile and a gentle shrug. "The tournament, particularly the men's tournament is up for grabs," says the 4th year coach. "Our guys are playing very well right now, and we are looking forward to the weekend." Ask men's and women's golf coaches Tim Wise and Peter Cosminao about the SCAC golf tournaments and you'll get a similar response. Said the two golfing gurus on Tuesday as they put the finishing touches on the pairings for the ten team field, "We are going to have some fun on the golf course this weekend. This tournament is always fun."

     The Majors' men's tennis team enters the conference tournament with an 8-5 record and a number six seed and will play number three seed, Rhodes College at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2002, at Parham Bridges Tennis Center in Jackson. The women's team enters with a 4-6 record, is seeded 9th in the tournament and will play 8th seeded Centre College on Friday at 8:00 a.m. also at Parham Bridges.

     The men's golf team will play with Rhodes and Rose-Hulman and will tee off for first round action at hole number one at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Deerfield Golf Course in Madison, MS. Also at Deerfeild, the women's team will begin their first round at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at hole 10 and will play with Hendrix and Sewanee.

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