JACKSON- The Millsaps Majors men's tennis team fell to the Mississippi College Choctaws 8-1 on Tuesday in the opener of the 2013 season for the Majors. 

The Choctaws took two of the three doubles matches on Tuesday afternoon. Chris Wootton and Christian Branning (MC) defeated Malte Schick and Adam Tilly 8-4. The Majors took the second doubles match as Miodrag Pjevac (Misa) and Charles Rees defeated Jacob Womack and Dudley Lampton 8-4. The third doubles match went to Mississippi College as Matthew Martin and Taylor Griffith defeated Sean Solomonoff and Thomas Mills 8-2. 

The Majors fought valliantly as the match turned towards the singles. Chris Wootton (MC) defeated Shick in three grueling sets 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5). Adam Tilly fell to Christian Branning (MC) in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. Charles Rees went to three sets against Jacob Womack but fell 6-1, 5-7,10-6. Solomonoff, Pjevac and Mills all fell in straight sets. 

Match Results

Wooton/Branning (MC) def. Schick/Tilly (Millsaps) 8-4

Pjevac/Rees (Millsaps) def. Womack/Lampton (MC) 8-4

Martin/Griffith (MC) def. Solomonoff/Mills (Millsaps) 8-2

Singles

Wootton(MC) def. Schick (Millsaps) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(5)

Branning (MC) def. Tilly (Millsaps) 6-2, 6-3

Womack (MC) def. Rees (Millsaps) 6-1, 5-7, 10-6

Martin (MC) def. Solomonoff (Millsaps) 7-5, 6-3

Lampton (MC) def. Pjevac (Millsaps) 6-1, 6-0

Griffith (MC) def Mills (Millsaps) 6-1, 6-4