MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Millsaps Majors Women's Tennis Team competed in one of their only Fall Events of the season at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association South Regional Championships. The Majors were able to see where their team was at and get an idea of what to expect in the upcoming season.
Sophomore Deena Li Kam Wa came into the draw as the No. 6 player in the Atlantic South Region. After a bye in the Round of 64, Li Kam Wa took on Mitzi Morgan of Mississippi College and easily defeated her in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4.
She returned to take on a future Southern Athletic Association opponent in Lindsey Liles of Sewanee, the No. 9 player in the Atlantic South. The two had a great battle that went into three sets, but in the end, Liles came away with the victory, winning 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2).
Junior Callie Creekmore was also in action at the Main Draw, but dropped her opening match to Tegan Flynn of Sewanee in a three set thriller, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 7-3 (9).
However, Creekmore bounced right back in the Consolation Bracket, defeating Hannah Still of Huntingdon, 8-4, and Isabella Graf of Methodist, 8-4, to finish the weekend out strong.
Li Kam Wa and Creekmore then went into doubles action ranked the No. 5 doubles team in the Atlantic South. They took down their first opponents in the Round of 16 in Liz Lucas and Mary Taylor Tepper in a dominating way, 8-1. They then took on Madison Gordon and Annette Sulliven, the No. 3 team in the Atlantic South, in the Quarterfinals, but fell in a very highly contested match, 8-4.
Junior Laura Kebert and freshmen Bianca Suarez, Anna Brahce, and Katie Wroblewski all competed in singles and doubles action. After dropping her first singles match, Kebert responded by taking her next match in the consolation bracket, defeating Meghan Smith of Piedmont, 8-5.
Brahce was similar in her first event, dropping her first match before responding to win her consolation bracket match over Arielle Barraca of Huntingdon, 8-5.
The Men's Tennis Team will compete in their ITA Regional Tournament in Atlanta this upcoming weekend. The Women's Team return to the court this upcoming Spring. The 2013 schedule will be set to release sometime this week.
