Hilton Head, SC – The Millsaps Majors Men's Tennis Team dropped a heartbreaker on Tuesday afternoon as they fell to Dickinson College 5-4 in their final match at Hilton Head. The Majors continued to get exceptional performances from senior David Bastian and freshman Charles Rees as they won their singles match and won together as a team.
The No. 2 squad of Bastian and Rees rattled off their third win in a row in South Carolina as they defeated their opponents 8-4. The No. 1 team of juniors Malte Schick and Adam Tilly also took the win 8-5 in their doubles match to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles.
In singles competition, both Bastian and Rees continued their great play as they picked up victories. Bastian won the No. 2 singles match in dominating form 6-0, 6-0 to go 5-1 on the weekend in singles and doubles competition. Meanwhile, Rees defeated his opponent 6-1, 5-7, and 10-6 in the match tiebreak. However, the Majors fell short as the Red Devils won four singles games to take the 5-4 win.
The Majors fall to 3-6 on the season and return to action next Thursday as they travel to Clinton to take on the Mississippi College Choctaws.
Dickinson 5 Millsaps 4
No. 1 Doubles;
Malte Schick and
Adam Tilly (M) d. Golinkin/Mena (D); 8-5
No. 2 Doubles;
Charles Rees and Davis Bastian (M) d. Brittin/London (D); 8-4
No. 3 Doubles; Blask/Dinardo (D) d.
Beau Hinton and
Misa Pjevac (M); 8-2
No. 1 Singles; Golinkin (D) d. Schick (M); 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5)
No. 2 Singles; Bastian (M) d. Blue (D); 6-0,6-0
No. 3 Singles; Mena (D) d. Tilly (M); 7-5, 7-5
No. 4 Singles; Rees (M) d. Blask (D); 6-1, 5-7, 10-6
No. 5 Singles; Brittin (D) d. Pjevac (M); 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Singles; Dewig-Holmes (D) d. Hinton (M); 6-3, 6-3