BIRMINGHAM, AL- In a match that went down to the wire, the Millsaps Majors women's tennis team fell 5-4 to the Birmingham Southern Panthers on Friday in the conference opener for Millsaps.
The Majors grabbed a point in the doubles' portion of the match, with the team of Deena Li Kam Wa and Callie Creekmore won 8-2 at number one. The match on court two, was a knockdown, drag out match that went the distance. After neither pairing could get to eight points and win by two, the match went to a tiebreak. Laura Kebert and Lauren Pratt fell 7-4 in the race-to-seven tiebreak and BSC took a pivotal 2-1 lead into the six singles matches.
The Majors got wins on courts one and two, with Li Kam Wa winning all 12 games in a two-set shutout. Creekmore handled her match on court two, winning 3 and 1 also in a two-set sweep. Millsaps got a boost on court five as Pratt out-lasted her opponent 10-6 in a third set race to ten tiebreak. However, BSC picked up wins on courts three, four and six to clinch the match.
The loss drops the Majors to 5-2 overall and 0-1 in conference. They head to Hilton Head this week on their spring break trip. The Majors will start their five-match trip with Division-II's Alderson Broaddus on Sunday.
SINGLES RESULTS
| 1. Deena Li Kam Wa (MC) def. Moya Moore (BSC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. Callie Creekmore (MC) def. Emily Holst (BSC) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 3. Sara Cohen (BSC) def. Bianca Suarez (MC) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 4. Mary Evelyn Carroll (BSC) def. Laura Kebert (MC) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Lauren Pratt (MC) def. Terria Punturo (BSC) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 |
| 6. Lindsey Farrell (BSC) def. Anna Brahce (MC) 6-0, 6-0 |
DOUBLES RESULTS
| 1. Deena Li Kam Wa/Callie Creekmore (MC) def. Moya Moore/Sara Cohen (BSC) 8-2 |
| 2. Emily Holst/Mary Evelyn Carroll (BSC) def. Laura Kebert/Lauren Pratt (MC) 9-8 (7-4) |
| 3. Terria Punturo/Lindsey Farrell (BSC) def. Anna Brahce/Bianca Suarez (MC) 8-3 |
