MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Millsaps Majors Men's Tennis Team was back in action Saturday afternoon as they took on the No. 5 seed, the Centre Colonels, with the winner advancing to the 5th/6th place game and the loser going on to the 7th/8th place game. The Majors and Colonels had a great battle, but in the end, the Colonels came away with a 5-4 victory over the Majors who now face Oglethorpe tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Majors got things started in the doubles matches as they got a point from the No. 1 team of Malte Schick and Adam Tilly, 8-3. Millsaps came close to getting their second point as the No. 2 team of David Bastian and Charles Rees and the No. 3 team of Misa Pjevac and Beau Hinton played extremely well, but fell just short 9-8 in both matches.
In the singles matches, Schick came through with a terrific 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 win over his opponent in a three set thriller at No. 1 singles. Charles Rees also played well at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 4-6 match and then got the win due to retirement from his opponent. Beau Hinton also got a point for Millsaps at No. 6 singles with a 7-5, 6-2 win. However, Centre hung on to get the victory.
The Majors go to 10-12 on the season and wrap up their season tomorrow against Oglethorpe. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Malte Schick (MC) def. Ben Newstadt (CEN) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 2. Xan Witherington (CEN) def. David Bastian (MC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 3. Woody Rini (CEN) def. Adam Tilly (MC) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 4. Charles Rees (MC) def. Lucas Kelley (CEN) 6-4, 4-6, retired |
| 5. Andrew Howard (CEN) def. Misa Pjevac (MC) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 6. Beau Hinton (MC) def. Parker Lawson (CEN) 7-5, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Malte Schick/Adam Tilly (MC) def. Ben Newstadt/Lucas Kelley (CEN) 8-3 |
| 2. Xan Witherington/Trey Williamson (CEN) def. David Bastian/Charles Rees (MC) 9-8 (7-5) |
| 3. Woody Rini/Parker Lawson (CEN) def. Misa Pjevac/Beau Hinton (MC) 9-8 (7-3) |
