TEXAS- The Millsaps Majors split the back end of their Texas road trip, knocking off East Texas Baptist 8-1 while being edged by LeTourneau 7-2.

The Majors and Yellowjackets went tooth and nail on Saturday morning. The Yellowjackets took a 3-0 lead after doubles after the Majors battled in each of three matches. 

The singles were more of the same. Malte Schick lost a tough three set match while Adam Tilly outlasted his opponent, winning 10-8 in the third set. Charles Rees won in straight sets, winning each in a tiebreak. The Jackets took each of the last three matches to win 7-2. 

Doubles

Cantu/Beaty (LT) def Schick/Tilly (MC) 8-6

Beggs/Johnsgaard (LT) def Pjevac/Rees (MC) 8-3

Bailey/McLaughlin (LT) def Solomonff/Mills (MC) 8-1

Singles

Cantu (LT) def Schick (MC) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

Tilly (MC ) def Beaty (LT) 6-4, 0-6, 10-8

Rees (MC) def Beggs (LT) 7-6 (4) 7-6 (1)

Johnsgaard(LT) def Solomonoff (MC) 6-3 6-3

Bailey (LT) def Pjevac (MC) 6-1 6-2

McLaughlin (LT) def Mills (MC) 6-0 6-3

Later in the afternoon, the Majors would travel to East Texas Baptist and defeated the Tigers 8-1. The Majors would roll through doubles winning 3-0, dropping no more than three games in any match. 

The Majors kept it going through singles, highlighted by Adam Tilly winning in a double shutout 6-0 6-0. The Majors would win five of the six singles matches and were solid across the board against the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Majors to 3-3 on the season before their spring break road trip. The Majors will head to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a trio of matches starting next Sunday. 

DOUBLES

Schick/Tilly (MC) def Tolopka/Rhodes (ETBU) 8-1

Rees/Pjevac (MC) def Godsey/Affolter (ETBU) 8-3

Solomonoff/Mills (MC) def Williams/Phillips (ETBU) 8-2

SINGLES

Schick (MC) def Tolopa (ETBU) 7-5 6-4

Tilly (MC) def Affolter (ETBU) 6-0 6-0

Rees (MC) def Rhodes (ETBU) 6-1 6-1

Godsey (ETBU) def Solomonoff (MC) 1-6 7-5 13-11

Pjevac (MC) def Phillips (ETBU) 6-4 6-1

Mills (MC) def Williams (ETBU) 6-3 6-4