TYLER, Texas -- The Millsaps men's and women's tennis teams each won 1 of 3 matches last weekend as part of the UT-Tyler Tournament at Summers Tennis Center, both knocking off American Southwest member Louisiana College on Friday afternoon.

On the women's side, the Majors picked up their first match win of the season in a 7-2 victory over the Wildcats, winning 2 of 3 doubles points and at No's 1-5 singles in straight sets.  The duo of \#Beth Fossen\#/\#Lauren Williams\# blanked the pair of Rebecca Massey/Maggie Hixon at No. 1 doubles to earn their second win as a team in four tries.

"It was a great victory and total team effort," head coach Jay Pacelli said.  "The women played with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.  We hope to continue our winning ways."

Millsaps dropped its last two matches of the weekend to 29th-ranked UT-Tyler 8-1, and to the University of Texas-Dallas, 7-2.  Williams earned two of the Majors' three points en route to a 3-0 weekend at No. 2 singles, including an upset win over regionally-ranked Lauren Giovannini of UT-Tyler, while Fossen knocked off UTD's Sylvia Brownfield at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-1.

On the men's side, the Majors snapped a 4-match losing streak with a 7-0 blanking of the Wildcats behind two lopsided wins in doubles play.  \#Alex Cummings\#/\#Russell Anderson\# won 8-0 at No. 1, whereas \#Geoff Joseph\#/\#David Bastian\# cruised to an 8-1 victory at the No. 2 spot.

"The guys came out after a long trip and took care of business," Pacelli said.

In cold and windy conditions on Saturday, Millsaps fell to 21st-ranked UT-Tyler, 9-0, in its opener before an 8-1 loss against 2nd-ranked Tyler Junior College despite an upset victory at No. 1 doubles.

Cummings and Anderson capped off a 2-1 doubles weekend with an 8-4 win over the 8th-ranked pair of Roman Petrunin and Mwalimu Phiri -- both international players.

Millsaps will enjoy the week off before returning to the courts on Tuesday, March 10 when they will play host to cross-street rival Belhaven College at 4 p.m.