CLINTON, MS- The Millsaps Majors men's tennis teamdropped their first match of the 2014 season, falling 9-0 to the Mississippi College Choctaws on Thursday. 

The Majors lost three hard fought doubles matches. The number-one team of Charles Rees and Emerson Brundick fell 8-4 on court one. 

As the match turned to singles, the Majors continued to battle. Rees dropped the first set to Branning 6-2 and trailed in the second 5-4. However, Rees would rally, winning the final three points of the set to win 7-5 and force a deciding third set. The third set would be one for the ages as Branning simply outlasted Rees, taking the third set in a ten-point tiebreak 13-11. 

The Majors are right back at it on Saturday, as they open their home season with a pair of matches. Millsaps welcomes in the Huntingdon Hawks on Saturday at 9am and then will face Tougaloo College at 3pm at the Coach Montgomery Courts. 

Singles competition

1. Christian Branning (MC) def. Charles Rees (MIL) 6-2, 5-7, 13-11

2. Matthew Martin (MC) def. Emerson Brundick (MIL) 6-1, 6-1

3. John Mills (MC) def. Sean Solomonoff (MIL) 6-0, 6-1

4. Dudley Lampton (MC) def. Miodrag Pjevac (MIL) 6-1, 6-1

5. Taylor Griffith (MC) def. Thomas Mills (MIL) 6-1, 6-0

6. Travis Burdick (MC) def. Taylor Thomas (MIL) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Christian Branning/John Mills (MC) def. Charles Rees/Emerson Brundick (MIL) 8-4

2. Matthew Martin/Dudley Lampton (MC) def. Miodrag Pjevac/Sean Solomonoff (MIL) 8-2

3. Taylor Griffith/Travis Burdick (MC) def. Thomas Mills/Taylor Thomas (MIL) 8-1