MURFREESBORO, TN-- The Millsaps Majors men's tennis team fell 6-3 to the Centre Colonels in the opening round of the SAA tournament held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The loss moves the Majors to face the loser of the Sewanee Tigers and Hendrix Warriors in the 1/8 matchup on Saturday.
The Majors were victorious on doubles' court 1 as Malte Schick and Adam Tilly took care of business 8-5. The Majors battled but came up short on courts two and three and went to the singles' portion down 2-1.
Schick kept things rolling, winning easily 6-1, 6-0. Charles Rees played an epic match on court three. He outlasted Trey Williamson of Centre 13-11 in an exciting and decisive third set. Reese battled back from a set down to win in three. The Majors would battle tooth and nail in the other four matches, but came up short.
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| Singles competition |
| 1. Malte Schick (MILLSAPS) def. Woody Rini (CENTRE) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Xan Witherington (CENTRE) def. Adam Tilly (MILLSAPS) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 3. Charles Rees (MILLSAPS) def. Trey Williamson (CENTRE) 2-6, 7-6, 13-11 |
| 4. Lucas Kelley (CENTRE) def. Sean Solomonoff (MILLSAPS) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 5. Nathan Stein (CENTRE) def. Miodrag Pjevac (MILLSAPS) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Parker Lawson (CENTRE) def. Thomas Mills (MILLSAPS) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Malte Schick/Adam Tilly (MILLSAPS) def. Xan Witherington/Lucas Kelley (CENTRE) 8-5 |
| 2. Trey Williamson/Nathan Stein (CENTRE) def. Miodrag Pjevac/Charles Rees (MILLSAPS) 8-4 |
3. Woody Rini/Parker Lawson (CENTRE) def. Thomas Mills/Sean Solomonoff (MILLSAPS) 8-0
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