JACKSON, MS_ Millsaps men's tennis improved to 9-0 on the season with a 5-4 win over the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon at the Coach Montgomery Courts.
The Majors took a 2-1 lead out of doubles with convincing 8-3 wins on courts one and three. The Majors dropped a tough match on the second court as Charles Rees Emerson Brundick dropped a tough 8-6 decision.
The Majors won easily on courts two and three as Diego Marti-Vertiz and Alex Centurion picked up straight sets victories. Charles Rees dropped his second tough match of the day, falling in a pair of tiebreakers on court one. The Bulldogs ground out a win on court four and a straight set win on court six before junior Emerson Brundick clinched the match for the Majors. Brundick won 6-1, 6-3 to capture the fifth point for the Majors and move their record to 9-0 in 2015.
Weather permitting, the Majors will take on Belhaven this Saturday at home. They will open up SAA play next weekend when they travel to Oglethorpe and Berry.
Doubles
Alex Centurion/Diego Marti-Vertiz (Millsaps) d. Cliff Pack/Sanio Dizdarevic (TLU) 8-3
Eric Beckbach/Wade Dillenbeck (TLU) d. Emerson Brundick/Charles Rees (Millsaps) 8-6
Avinash Ananth/Cameron Doles (Millsaps ) d. Greg Nelson/Ryan Beane (TLU) 8-3
Singles
Pack (TLU) d. Rees (Millsaps) 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
Marti-Vertiz (Millsaps) d. Dizdarevic (TLU) 6-3, 6-0
Centurion (Millsaps) d. Beane (TLU) 6-1, 6-3
Nelson (TLU) d. Ananth (Millsaps) 7-6 (2), 2-6, 10-6
Brundick (Millsaps) d. Beckenbach (TLU) 6-1, 6-3
Dillenbeck (TLU) d. Sean Solomonoff (Millsaps) 6-2, 6-2