JACKSON, Miss – The Millsaps men's and women's tennis teams are off to strong starts this spring with undefeated conference records so far. In total, the Majors will play 12 regular season matches against Southern Athletic Association foes.

Head coach Davis Elkins enters his third year as head coach of both programs. Prior to being named the head coach in 2018, Elkins was an assistant coach with Millsaps where he helped coach both teams to conference championship appearances.

On the men's team, eight players who saw action in 2020 will return to action for the Majors, who finished last season 6-3.

On the women's side, Coach Elkins will have the luxury of every player from his 2020 roster returning. They will look to capitalize on their 5-4 record from a year ago.

Men's Tennis Singles
The Majors posted an overall record of 30-22 (5-1 SAA) in singles play. The Majors will have six players who had winning records in 2020 return. Four of those players had over three victories in singles play, including John Kimball, Trevor Vaccaro, Alex Gardiner and Kells Hecht.

Kimball, a junior from Germantown, Tenn., recorded an overall singles record of 4-3 in 2020. Starting off hot to the season, he won his first four matches.

Vaccaro, a sophomore from Southlake, Texas, also had an overall singles record of 4-3 last season. This tied him with Kimball for the most singles wins on the team.

Gardiner, a junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recorded an overall singles record of 3-0 before the season was cut short. He is the lone returning player with an undefeated record in singles competition.

Hecht, a sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., went 3-1 last season.

Women's Tennis Singles
In 2020, the Millsaps women's tennis team tallied an overall record of 27-26 (5-1 in the SAA) in singles play. They return eight players who had winning records. The Majors also return four players who had at least three singles victories from last season in Grace Gaskins, Maggie Dabadie, Marissa Brown and Morris Kelly Clayton.

Gaskins, a senior from Marietta, Ga., finished 5-1 in singles. She won her last four matches of the campaign.

Dabadie, a graduate student hailing from Baton Rouge, La., posted an overall singles record of 5-3, which tied her with Gaskins for the most singles wins during the 2020 season.

Both Brown and Clayton ended 2020 at 3-3 in singles match play.

Men's Tennis Doubles
The Majors men's doubles team totaled a 14-12 (3-0 in SAA) mark in 2020. The pairing of Hamilton Jackson and Benjamin Falk had an overall record of 4-3 (1-0 in SAA).

After a 5-3 record as an individual in doubles play, Vaccaro will look to be successful again with a new partner on the tennis court.

Women's Tennis Doubles
The Majors women's doubles team recorded an overall record of 17-10 (3-0 in SAA) last season. They return seven pairs with a winning record.

At 4-1, the duo of Clayton and Dabadie have the most wins of all the returning doubles duos on the women's roster.

Sophomore Camille Fremaux and Gaskins have the second most wins returning with a record of 3-2.

2021 MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (CT) / Result
March 6	vs. Hendrix	M: 9-0 / W: 9-0
March 7	vs. Hendrix	M: 9-0 / W: 8-1
March 13	vs. Centre	M: 5-4 / W: 7-2
March 14	vs. Centre	M: 6-3 / W: 4-5
March 27	at BSC	2 p.m. (Both)
March 28	at BSC	9 a.m. (Both)
April 2	vs. Berry	M: 11 a.m. / W: 3 p.m.
April 3	vs. Berry	9:30 a.m. (Both)
April 10	at Rhodes	2 p.m. (Both)
April 11	at Rhodes	10 a.m. (Both)
April 17	at Oglethorpe	TBA
April 18	at Oglethorpe	TBA
April 24-25	SAA Tournament	TBA (at Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

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