RICHARDSON, Texas – The Millsaps women's tennis team's historic season continued on Thursday as the Majors dispatched Northwestern-St. Paul, 5-0 in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament at the UTD Tennis Complex.
Millsaps (11-3) claimed its first victory in the NCAA Tournament in the program's first national appearance.
The theme of early leads continued as the Majors came out swinging with a 3-0 edge over Northwestern-St. Paul (15-6) in doubles. Incredibly, Millsaps improved its mark to 27-0 on the season for paired contests in conference or postseason matches.
Southern Athletic Association Tournament MVP
Maggie Dabadie teamed up with junior
Morris Kelly Clayton for an opening 8-3 winner on Court 2. The duo moved to 9-0 on the season.
Millsaps continued to pad its lead with identical 8-3 scores on Courts 1 and 3. SAA Player of the Year
Grace Gaskins paired up with SAA Newcomer of the Year
Camille Fremaux at No. 1, while
Marissa Brown competed alongside
Ella Shields at No. 3. Gaskins/Fremaux (9-0) and Brown/Shields (8-0) also remained unbeaten in the event.
Gaskins, who qualified for the NCAA Women's Tennis Individual Championship in singles, continued to own Court 1. She defeated Mafee Rinta of UNW, 6-0, 6-1 to move to 9-0 in singles.
Fremaux closed out the match with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep on Court 3 to improve to 7-0. The remaining courts saw the Majors claim the first set as the match was clinched.
Millsaps will now face Southwestern University in the Second Round on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT and live stats will be available at gomajors.com.
Women's Doubles Results
Gaskins/Fremaux def. Rinta/Weddle (UNW), 8-3
Dabadie/Clayton def. Smith/Dodge (UNW), 8-3
Brown/Shields def. Gross/Bush (UNW), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
Women's Singles Results
Grace Gaskins def. Mafee Rinta (UNW), 6-0, 6-1
Maggie Dabadie vs. Belinda Weddle (UNW), 6-1, 5-1, unfinished
Camille Fremaux def. Jessica Gross (UNW), 6-0, 6-0
Ella Shields vs. Taylar Smith (UNW), 6-0, 3-1, unfinished
Marissa Brown vs. Elli Dodge (UNW)
, 6-1, 3-2, unfinished
Isabella Hutchins vs. Sabrina Bush (UNW)
, 6-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 3
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