HILTON HEAD- The Millsaps Majors men's tennis team fell 5-4 to the Milligan Buffaloes on Tuesday in Hilton Head, South Carolina. 

The Majors would take the early lead in the match, thanks to strong doubles play. Malte Schick and Adam Tilly won a tight match 8-6. Charles Rees and Miodrag Pjevac,  won in similar fashion by an 8-6 score. The Majors lost a tough match on doubles court three, but would take a 2-1 lead going into the singles matches. 

The Majors grabbed two more points at number one and number two singles. Schick would win in straight sets 6-0, 6-4. Adam Tilly won a TKO of 1-0 after his opponent retired due to injury. The Buffaloes would charge back, taking matches on courts three and six. Sean Solomonoff dropped his match, falling in a second set tiebreak. Pjevac went the distance in his match, falling in the deciding third set 10-4. 

The  loss sends the Majors to 5-4 on the season. They will stop at Piedmont on their way back from Hilton Head to take on the Lions on Friday afternoon. Match time is set for 1:30. 

DOUBLES

Schick/Tilly (MC) def Pullen/Bumann (MILL) 8-6

Rees/Pjevac (MC) def Lenoir/Jonsson (MILL) 8-6

Brown/Friddell (MILL) def Solomonoff/Mills (MC) 8-4

SINGLES

Schick (MC) def Pullen (MILL) 6-0 6-4

Tilly (MC) def Jonsson (MILL) 1-0, retired

Bumann (MILL) def Rees (MC) 6-2 6-3

Lenoir (MILL) def Solomonoff (MC) 6-4 7-6 (1)

Friddell (MILL) def Pjevac (MC) 3-6 6-4 10-4

Brown (MILL) def Mills (MC) 6-2 6-3