JACKSON, MS- Deena Li Kam Wa won easily on her senior day, helping lead the Majors to a 5-4 win over the Centre Colonels on Sunday at the Coach Montgomery Courts.
In doubles, the Majors won a pair of 8-5 decisions on courts one and three. Li Kam Wa teamed with Ashley Ford to add another doubles' victory to the senior's stellar career. Millsaps led 2-1 after the three doubles' matches.
As the match turned to singles, Li Kam Wa took care of business. The senior did not mess around and dropped just one game in a straight-set victory. Centre made things interesting with wins on courts 4-6, putting them on the doorstep of a key conference win. The Majors got a win on court two, with Ford winning the last two sets after a rough first. That setup a winner-take-all match for Anna Brahce on court three. The junior came through with the fifth and deciding point, winning the final two sets, decisively, 6-3, 6-2.
The victory puts the Majors at 8-9 overall and 4-2 in the SAA. They clinched the three seed in the upcoming SAA tournament in Murfreesboro. Millsaps will take on the six-seeded Rhodes Lynx in the opening round.
Doubles
Li Kam Wa/Ford (MC) d. Williams/Tomey (CC) 8-5
McElvogue/Delong (CC) d. Beck/Brahce (MC) 8-6
Hayek/Sharpe (MC) d. Blair/Hazelwood (CC) 8-5
Singles
Li Kam Wa (MC) d. Tomey (CC) 6-0, 6-1
Ford (MC) d. Delong (CC) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
Brahce (MC) d. McElvogue (CC) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Snow (CC) d. Sharpe (MC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Harlewood (CC) d. Beck (MC) 6-3, 6-3
Randall (CC) d. Hayek (MC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3