• Official Stats

JACKSON -- Freshman \#Lauren Williams\# picked up her first collegiate victory at No. 2 singles with a three-set win over Emily Newman but the visiting MS College Choctaws defeated host Millsaps 8-1 on Thursday afternoon at Coach Montgomery Courts.

Ranked 14th in the regional rankings, the Choctaws (2-1) won all three doubles points with relative ease to take a commanding 3-0 lead, while the duo of Williams and \#Beth Fossen\# gave MC a run at No. 1 doubles before an 8-5 loss.

In singles action, No's 1-3 went to a deciding third set where MC won 2 of 3 to eventually earn the victory.  Andrea Boyles held off Fossen at the No. 1 position, 2-6, 6-0, 10-7 while Mari Grace Deloach earned a 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 win over Shelby White at the No. 3 spot.

Williams grabbed the Majors' lone point at No. 2, winning the tie-breaker 12-10 after splitting a 6-4, 3-6 decision in the opening two sets.

"I was really proud of the way the women fought today," head coach Jay Pacelli said.  "Beth, Lauren and Shelby each grinded through some close matches whereas Lauren came out with her first victory."

Millsaps dropped to 0-6 on the year with the loss and will seek its first victory this weekend in traveling to a tournament hosted by the University of Texas-Tyler.  The Majors will match up with Louisiana College, UT-Dallas and UT-Tyler.