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Women?s Tennis Continues to Roll for Best Record in Over a Decade

MERIDIAN – The Millsaps Majors Women's Tennis Team returned to action on Saturday as they traveled to Meridian Community College for matches against Central Alabama and Snead State. Millsaps swept away Central Alabama 9-0 before returning later that evening to defeat Snead State 8-1. Millsaps goes to 13-4 on the season, their best record in over a decade.
 
Millsaps got the day started with a dominating performance on the doubles courts as the No. 2 Doubles Team and 15th Ranked Doubles Team in the Atlantic South of senior Elizabeth Meyer and sophomore Callie Creekmore continued their solid play with an 8-1 win. The No. 3 Doubles Team of sophomore Laura Kebert and freshman Margaret Cosnahan followed them up with an 8-3 win while the No. 1 Team of senior Lauren Williams and freshman Deena Li Kam Wa pulled away from a tight match with a win, 8-1.
 
The singles team continued the trend as they won all of their matches in two sets to take the 9-0 victory.
 
It was more of the same in the match against Snead as the Kebert and Cosnahan were off the courts first in doubles action with an 8-2 win while Meyer and Creekmore followed them up with an 8-3 win. Li Kam Wa and Williams put the Majors up 3-0 with an 8-6 win.
 
The singles team also played exceptionally well, taking five out of the six matches and won all five matches in two sets to pick up win No. 13 on the season.
 
The team is back in action on Friday as they return to Coach Montgomery Courts for Senior Day as they welcome in Meridian Community College. First serve for the match is set for 4 p.m.

Millsaps 9 Central Alabama 0
 
No. 1 Doubles;  Lauren Williams and Deena Li Kam Wa (M) d. Dowling/Rai (C); 8-5
No. 2 Doubles;  Callie Creekmore and Elizabeth Meyer (M) d. Alcainn/Pogue (C); 8-1
No. 3 Doubles;  Laura Kebert and Margaret Cosnahan (M) d. Couty/Lowe (C); 8-3
 
No. 1 Singles;     Li Kam Wa (M) d. Dowling (C); 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 Singles;     Creekmore (M) d. Rai (C); 6-1,6-2
No. 3 Singles;     Williams (M) d. Alcainn (C); 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Singles;     Meyer (M) d. Pogue (C); 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 Singles;     Kebert (M) d. Couty (C); 6-0, 6-2
No. 6 Singles;     Cosnanhan (M) d. Lowe (C); 6-3. 6-4

Millsaps 8 Snead State 1
 
No. 1 Doubles;  Lauren Williams and Deena Li Kam Wa (M) d. Highfield/Bradley (S); 8-6
No. 2 Doubles;  Callie Creekmore and Elizabeth Meyer (M) d. Poole/Sharpton (S); 8-3
No. 3 Doubles;  Laura Kebert and Margaret Cosnahan (M) d. Conner/Elrad (S); 8-2
 
No. 1 Singles;     Li Kam Wa (M) d. Highfield (S); 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 Singles;     Creekmore (M) d. Bradley (S); 6-2,6-1
No. 3 Singles;     Williams (M) d. Poole (S); 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Singles;     Meyer (M) d. Sharpton (S); 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 Singles;     Kebert (M) d. Conner (S); 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Singles;     Cosnanhan (M) d. Elrad (S); 6-0. 6-0
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