Box Score

JACKSON – The Millsaps College women's tennis team battled hard at home but came up short Friday afternoon against a nationally ranked team from the University of Texas at Tyler, 8-1.

The Patriots, ranked No. 30 in the country, opened up a 3-0 lead by sweeping through the doubles points before claiming the match with five of the six singles points.

The only victory Millsaps got on the day came at the No. 1 singles position when \#Stephanie Brown\# defeated the Patriots' Michelle Hagler in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

“Stephanie played the best tennis of her limited season” head coach Jay Pacelli said.

UT Tyler breezed through the other singles spots, winning all five in straight sets to record the non-conference victory.

With the loss, the Majors fall to 1-11 on the season while UT Tyler improves to 10-3 overall.

Millsaps will be back on the courts Saturday morning at 10 a.m. as it faces UT Dallas.