JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps College men's tennis team kicked off the final weekend of the 2018 regular season by hosting Rhodes College on Friday night.

In a match that was back and forth all night long, the Majors were able to come out on top by a final score of 5-4.

The win improves the Millsaps record to 14-6 overall and 5-1 in the SAA. The Lynx fall to 12-7 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

Thanks to an 8-2 win by Alex Centurion / Davis Plummer and an 8-5 win by Diego Marti-Vertiz / Brandon Beck the Majors held the 2-1 advantage after doubles play.

In singles competition, the Lynx fought back and tied the match at 4-4 with just #4 singles remaining.

For Millsaps, Plummer and Centurion both secured their second wins of the evening.

In the #4 singles match Avinash Ananth fell behind after Rhodes took the first set 2-6. Ananth answered back in a big way however. He won the second set 7-5, and took the decisive third set 6-4 to clinch the win for the Majors.

What's Next?
The Majors are back at home for the final match of the regular season on Sunday. Millsaps hosts Hendrix College in a match that is set to begin at 12:00pm.