NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – For the first time since the 1992 SCAC Championships, the Millsaps Women's Tennis Team advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament as they upped their winning streak to seven with a 7-2 win over Birmingham-Southern on Friday morning. The Majors have never finished the tournament higher then fourth.
The Majors got things rolling as they dominated the doubles competition. The No. 1 Team of Deena Li Kam Wa and Lauren Williams cruised to an 8-1 win while the No. 15 team in the region, senior Elizabeth Meyer and sophomore Callie Creekmore cruised to an 8-2 victory. The No. 3 team of sophomore Laura Kebert and freshman Margaret Cosnahan completed the sweep with a 8-2 win as Millsaps went on top 3-0.
Millsaps continued to roll as Li Kam Wa picked up her 20th win of the season at No. 1 singles as she defeated Moya Morre, 6-0, 6-2. Meyer dominated her match and went to 18-3 on the season with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles while Kebert ran her win streak to seven with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles. Williams picked up the seventh point as the match was already decided.
The Majors got to 15-4 on the season and join Trinity, Sewanee, and Southwestern as the final teams remaining for a chance at the SCAC Championship. They will take on the No. 1 seed, the Trinity Tigers at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning with a chance to advance to their first conference championship in the program's history.
Millsaps 7, Birmingham-Southern 2
Apr 27, 2012 at North Little Rock, Ark.
Singles competition
1. Deena Li Kam Wa (MC) def. Moya Moore (BSC) 6-0, 6-2
2. Raeanne Lamere (BSC) def. Callie Creekmore (MC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Lauren Williams (MC) def. Emily Holst (BSC) 6-4, 99-0 (1-0)
4. Elizabeth Meyer (MC) def. Terria Punturo (BSC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Laura Kebert (MC) def. Hilary Brooks (BSC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Payton Gartman (BSC) def. Margaret Cosnahan (MC) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Doubles competition
1. Deena Li Kam Wa/Lauren Williams (MC) def. Moya Moore/Emily Holst (BSC) 8-1
2. Callie Creekmore/Elizabeth Meyer (MC) def. Raeanne Lamere/Terria Punturo (BSC) 8-2
3. Laura Kebert/Margaret Cosnahan (MC) def. Hilary Brooks/Payton Gartman (BSC) 8-2
