JACKSON, MS- The Millsaps Majors men's tennis team earned their fifth win of the season in fine fashion, a 9-0 shutout of the ETBU Tigers on Friday on the Coach Montgomery Courts.
The Majors took control of the match with three key doubles' victories. The Majors rolled on courts one and three, winning 1 and 2, respectfully. Millsaps earned a key third point on court two as Sean Solomonoff and Misa Pjevac ground out a 8-5 win to give the Majors a 3-0 lead.
In singles, Millsaps won a pair of tough, three-set matches. Charles Rees rallied from a first set defeat to win 7-6 in the third including 7-3 in the tiebreak. The win clinched the win for the Majors which is why a full-third set was played. On court three, Sean Solomonoff shook off a second-set tiebreak loss to win 10-8 in the third set tiebreaker. The win preserved the shutout for Millsaps.
Emerson Brundick, Misa Pjevac and Thomas Mills wasted no time in their matches, each winning in straight sets. Mills pitched a shutout on court five while Brundick dropped only one game in the match.
The Majors improve to 5-6 on the year and will have a key SAA match with Rhodes tomorrow here at Millsaps. First serve is currently set for 9AM.
Millsaps Mens 9, East Texas Baptist University 0
Singles competition
1. Charles Rees (MILLSAPM) def. Tyler Tolopka (ETBU) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Emerson Brundick (MILLSAPM) def. Jeremy Rhodes (ETBU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Sean Solomonoff (MILLSAPM) def. Terry Affolter (ETBU) 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 10-8
4. Misa Pjevac (MILLSAPM) def. Laramie Linn (ETBU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Thomas Mills (MILLSAPM) def. Andrew Midkiff (ETBU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Taylor Thomas (MILLSAPM) def. Nicolas Larzabal (ETBU) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Emerson Brundick/Charles Rees (MILLSAPM) def. Tyler Tolopka/Laramie Linn (ETBU) 8-1
2. Sean Solomonoff/Misa Pjevac (MILLSAPM) def. Jeremy Rhodes/Terry Affolter (ETBU) 8-5
3. Thomas Mills/Taylor Thomas (MILLSAPM) def. Nicolas Larzabal/Andrew Midkiff (ETBU) 8-2
Match Notes:Millsaps Mens 5-6