MT. BERRY, Ga. -- After some time off after spring break, the Millsaps College men's tennis team hit the road on Saturday for a Southern Athletic Association (SAA) match at Berry College.
The Majors only dropped one doubles match, and completely dominated in singles play to grab the 8-1 win.
The Millsaps record improves to 9-2 on the year. They are now 2-0 in SAA play. Berry falls to 4-4, 0-1 this season.
How It Happened
Davis Plummer and
Brandon Beck defended their No. 12 regional ranking with an 8-5 win at doubles number one.
Josh Shearin and
Jacob Niehaus took the 8-6 win at number three, but Berry fought to score the win at number two doubles to make it a 2-1 match.
Singles play was all Millsaps however, as the Majors did not drop a single set en route to the 8-1 match win.
Plummer scored a 6-3, 6-4 win at number one, Shearin secured number two by identical scores of 6-4, 6-4 and Beck picked up his second win of the day with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at number three.
Niehaus picked up a point with a 6-1, 6-1 win at number four, Kimball took number five 6-3, 6-0 and freshman
Benjamin Falk capped off things for the Majors with his 6-2, 6-3 win at number six.
What's Next?
Millsaps will be right back in action tomorrow morning when they take on Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Matches are set to begin at 9:00 a.m. CT
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