BIRMINGHAM, AL- In the conference opener for the Majors, Millsaps dropped a tough fought 6-3 result to the Birmingham Southern Panthers.
The Majors picked up a key win to start up the match, winning on number one doubles. The team of Emerson Brundick and Charles Rees won a back-and-forth match winning the final two games of the match for a 9-7 win. The Panthers would win on doubles' courts two and three to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles.
As the match turned to singles, the Majors got solid wins at courts one and two. Rees captured a tough first set 7-5 and had a much easier time in set two, closing out the match 6-1. On court two, Emerson Brundick dropped a tough first set 7-6. The junior rallied winning the second set 6-4, forcing a third set tiebreak. Brundick outlasted Brian Brandt, winning the tiebreak 10-4. However, the match had been decided with BSC winning on the other four singles' courts.
The Majors join the women on a spring break trip through Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Majors start their four match trip with Ithaca this weekend.
SINGLES MATCHES
| 1. Charles Rees (MC) def. Christian Matthews (BSC) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 2. Emerson Brundick (MC) def. Brian Brandt (BSC) 6-7, 6-4, 10-4 |
| 3. Patrick Hire (BSC) def. Sean Solomonoff (MC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Alex Makarenko (BSC) def. Miodrag Pjevac (MC) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Ben Reardon (BSC) def. Thomas Mills (MC) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 6. Blake Nuwayhid (BSC) def. Taylor Thomas (MC) 6-1, 6-3 |
DOUBLES MATCHES
| 1. Emerson Brundick/Charles Rees (MC) def. Brian Brandt/Christian Matthews (BSC) 9-7 |
| 2. Patrick Hire/Alex Makarenko (BSC) def. Miodrag Pjevac/Sean Solomonoff (MC) 8-3 |
| 3. Henry Crosby/Blake Nuwayhid (BSC) def. Thomas Mills/Taylor Thomas (MC) 8-0 |
