JACKSON – The Millspas Majors Men's Tennis Team opened their home season on Saturday as they welcomed their rivals, the Rhodes Lynx. The Lynx, ranked No. 10 in the Atlantic South, proved to be too strong for the Majors as they pulled away and took a 8-1 despite a large home crowd.
 
Rhodes took control after winning the doubles matches 3-0, but the Majors did not go down quietly in the matches. The No. 2 Team of senior David Bastian and freshman Charles Rees took their opponents to the brink. However, the Lynx escaped with a narrow 9-8 (5) win to take the match. The No. 1 and 3 teams also competed well despite losing.
 
The Majors bright spot in the match came from junior Adam Tilly who took it to Brad Pennington to get the Majors lone win of the day. He took the match in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-4 Tilly was down 5-4 with Pennington serving for the set and he responded by breaking his opponent and winning the first set.
 
The Majors fall to 3-7 on the season and are back in action on Friday as they welcome in the University of Mobile at the Millsaps Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
 
Rhodes 8 Millsaps 1
 
No. 1 Doubles;  Morgan Slevin and Gyley Erhardt (R) d. Malte Schick and Adam Tilly (M); 8-5
No. 2 Doubles;  Kevin Duffy and Phelps (R) d. Charles Rees and Davis Bastian (M) ; 9-8 (5)
No. 3 Doubles;  Brad Pennington and Taylor Simmons (R) d. Beau Hinton and Misa Pjevac (M); 8-4
 
No. 1 Singles;     Slevin (R) d. Schick (M); 6-2, 7-6
No. 2 Singles;     Erhardt (R) d. Bastian (M); 6-0,6-2
No. 3 Singles;     Tilly (M) d. Pennington (R); 7-6 (4), 6-4
No. 4 Singles;     Alexander (R) d. Rees (M); 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 Singles;     Simmons (R) d. Pjevac (M); 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 Singles;     Duffy (R) d. Hinton (M); 2-6, 6-3, 10-6