ATLANTA, GA- The Millsaps Majors women's tennis team is off to a great start at the ITA South Regional hosted by Emory University. 

Freshman Ashley Ford and senior Deena Li Kam Wa have each advanced to the round of 16 in singles and to the quarterfinals in doubles. 

In singles, Ford knocked off Kathryn Tomey of Centre 6-1, 6-3 in the round of 64. She then dusted off Gracie Smith of Covenant 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the round of 16. Her next opponent is Katarina Su of Emory, the fifth-seeded player in the tournament at 8am EST Saturday morning. 

Li Kam Wa earned the number two overall seed in the tournament and a bye in the opening round of play. In the round of 32, Li Kam Wa defeated Maria Orona of North Carolina Wesleyan, winning 6-2, 6-3 to also advance to the round of 16. She next plays Catharine Harris of Emory Saturday morning at 8am. 

Ford and Li Kam Wa also teamed up as a doubles' team, earning the number four seed in the 32 team tournament. In their opening match they defeated Johnston/Parker from Sewanee 8-6 to advance to the round of 16. In the round of 16, the pair of Majors met another SAA foe in Tomey/Williams out of Centre College. Ford and Li Kam Wa won 8-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Their next opponent will be DeMeo/Rosen from Emory at 2pm on Saturday. 

Emory University is providing updates of the tournament throughout the weekend. You can follow along at EmoryAthletics.com.