JACKSON - On a sunny Saturday afternoon, the Millsaps College women's tennis team continued to miss key players but showed signs of  improvement despite a pair of home losses to Austin College, 7-2 and Birmingham-Southern College, 8-1.

The Majors lost another top player to injury when \#Allison Zakaras\# was forced to withdraw from her No. 1 singles position after injuring her leg.

She had teamed up with \#Lauren Williams\# and cruised to an 8-0 victory at the No. 1 doubles spot before the injury forced her to retire in the opening set of her singles match.

The David twins recorded their first collegiate victory as a pair playing at the No. 3 doubles position giving Millsaps two of the three doubles points, which impressed head coach Jay Pacelli.

"The twins were down 4-0 and came back to win 8-6 for their first doubles win" Pacelli said. "We did a great job of taking the doubles points and hopefully it is a sign of good things to come."

The 'Roos swept through singles winning five of the six matches in straight sets for the 7-2 SCAC victory.

\#Mimi Nguyen\# was the only Millsaps player to take a set at her No. 6 singles position but eventually lost in the third set.

Facing Birmingham-Southern College later in the day, the Majors were heavily outmatched but continued to play strong tennis even though they lost the match 8-1.

\#Morgan Shell\# got the only Millsaps point with a three-set win at No. 2 singles and lost in a tiebreak at No. 1 doubles while teamed with \#Meg Huntington\#.

"Morgan had an excellent day and her big forehand was working" said Pacelli.

Again, the Majors lost five of the six singles matches in straight sets but are playing well despite the injuries to the team.

Millsaps will travel to nearby Jackson State University on Tuesday afternoon for its next match beginning at 4 p.m.