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BLAZERS EDGE MAJORS

JACKSON, MS- Belhaven took five of the six singles' matches and took a hard-fought match against the Majors 6-3 at the Coach Montgomery Courts on Tuesday. 

The teams played singles first where the Majors got a big win from Reya Hayek, who won her fourth straight match. Hayek took the first set in a tie-break and battled back from a second-set loss to win 10-5 in the tiebreaker. 

Ashley ford and Madison Brennan each lost tough tiebreakers that went the distance. The freshman dropped a back-and-forth match in a back-and-forth tiebreaker, falling 10-8 in the super-set after winning the first set 7-6. Brennan won the first set and in the super-set tiebreaker fell 11-9. 

In doubles, the Majors picked up a great win on court three with Mary Claiborne-Sharpe and Reya Hayek winning 8-4. That set up the match of the day one doubles' court one. Deena Li Kam Wa and Ashley Ford rallied back from down 7-2 to win the last six points and force a tiebreak. The Majors kept the momentum going from the comeback and won the tiebreaker 7-2 to grab the doubles' win. 

Millsaps now sits at 5-8 overall with a key conference match awaiting on Saturday. The Majors host Birmingham Southern on Saturday, first serve is set for noon. 

Doubles

Deena Li Kam Wa/Ashley Ford (Millsaps) d. Kemball/Smith (Belhaven) 9-8 (2)

Lichlyter/Jefcoat (Belhaven) d. Rachel Beck/Anna Brahce (Millsaps) 8-6

Mary Claiborne-Sharpe/Reya Hayek (Millsaps) d. McLendon/S. Kemball (Belhaven) 8-4

 

Singles

A. Kemball (BU) d. Ford (MC) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-8

S. Smith (BU) d. Brahce (MC) 6-2, 7-5

Lichlyter (BU) d. Claiborne-Sharpe (MC) 6-1, 6-2

Jefcoat (BU) d. Beck (MC) 6-0, 6-2

Hayek (MC) d. McLendon (BU) 7-6 (5), 1-6, 10-5

Keeling (BU) d. Brennan (MC) 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 

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