JACKSON -- In a match that was a little tighter than the final score read, a young Millsaps team managed a victory in singles and doubles play but fell in its season-opener 7-2 to Huntingdon College.

The No. 3 doubles pairing of \#Christina Brumfield\# and \#Mimi Nguyen\# gave the Majors a solid chance in the match with an 8-5 victory to give Millsaps its first point before the visiting Hawks took five of six singles matches.

\#Allison Zakaras\# started out her junior campaign with a strong win at No. 1 singles, knocking off Huntingdon's Riley Prescott in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, but it turned out to be the only win for Millsaps in singles action.  Both \#Beth Fossen\# and \#Shelby White\# played tough matches at No's 3 and 4 singles but were taken down in a third-set tiebreaker.

"Allison played a smart, tough match and earned a victory," first-year head coach Jay Pacelli said.  "Beth and Shelby lost a couple of heartbreakers, but we're a young team and will get better as the season progresses."

Millsaps will take a week off from competition before traveling to league-foe and 20th-ranked Sewanee on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m..