Jackson, Miss. (Feb. 24, 2017) – Belhaven University had the early upper hand and used the momentum to score a 7-2 win over Millsaps College in women's tennis play this afternoon. The Blazers won all three doubles matches to put the Majors in an early hole.
 
Belhaven (6-1) took the No. 1 doubles match to open the scoring, 8-3. The Blazers then took the No. 3 match 8-4 before their No. 3 team of Hannah Daly/Mary Lichyter held off the Millsaps (4-3) squad of junior Reya Hayek (Greenville, Miss.) and freshman Natalie Toups (Baton Rouge, La.), 8-5, to sweep all three points.
 
Moving to singles play the Majors could not put a point on the board before Belhaven had clinched the match. Ivanna Echezuria put it in the win column for the Blazers when she took a 6-2, 6-0, win over freshman Maggie Dabadie (Baton Rouge, La.) in the No. 1 match.
 
Three of the final four matches went to an extra set, with Millsaps taking two of the victories to account for its points for the afternoon. Sophomore Tori Barbier (Metairie, La.) scored the first point of the day for the Majors, bouncing back from a second set loss to pick up a 6-0, 4-6, 10-7 win over Alexandria Furdge at No. 6. In the No. 3 contest freshman Rachel Beck (Metairie, La.) had a similar outcome, coming back from a second set loss to score a tough, 6-3, 4-6, 14-12 decision against Jandayia Lubin.
 
Millsaps will remain at home for its next match, hosting Spring Hill College on Saturday, March 4 at 12:30 p.m.