ORLANDO, Fla. – The Millsaps men's and women's tennis programs opened Spring Break Tennis, a collection of teams and matches held over the next few weeks at the USTA National Campus Collegiate Center, on Sunday. The Millsaps women fell, 7-2 to NCAA Division II foe Northwood University, while the men were bested 8-1.
Records After the Weekend
Millsaps women (2-3)
Northwood women (7-5)
Millsaps men (2-3)
Northwood men (5-9)
Women's Recap: 2-7
The Majors fell behind 3-0 in doubles action, but picked up a pair of tough wins in singles. Senior
Amelia Christy earned a convincing 6-2, 6-2 triumph on Court 5. Sophomore
Madison Williams won her second consecutive match with a 6-1, 6-4 victory on Court 6.
Women's Doubles Results
Vorobeva / Trystan (NU) def. Everhart / Clayton, 8-2
Platsiota / Ahluwalia (NU) def. Brown /Williams, 8-2
Fulop / Velichko (NU) def. Hutchins / Dabadie, 8-0
Women's Singles Results
Rafaella Fulop (NU) def.
Kiana Everhart, 6-1, 6-1
Sanvi Ahluwalia (NU) def.
Camille Fremaux, 6-2, 6-3
Iryna Trystan (NU) def.
Morris Kelly Clayton, 6-2, 6-1
Ekaterina Vorobeva (NU) def.
Mary Dabadie, 6-2, 6-2
Amelia Christy def. Sophia Baker (NU), 6-2, 6-2
Madison Williams def. Cambell Kallio (NU), 6-1, 6-4
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Men's Recap: 1-8
Juniors
Trevor Vaccaro and
Hamilton Jackson teamed up for a very impressive doubles dub on Court 1, powering through with an 8-6 win. Senior
John Kimball gave a great fight on Singles Court 1. He narrowly lost set one, 7-5, but responded with a 6-3 win to tie the match before falling 6-4 in the third.
Men's Doubles Results
Vaccaro /Jackson def. Grundstrom / Violet (NU), 8-6
Wild / Sedlar (NU) def. Kimball / Bobinski, 8-6
Tezabwala / Patel (NU) def. Hecht / St. Martin, 8-0
Men's Singles Results
David Sedlar (NU) def.
John Kimball, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Mathis Violet (NU) def.
Trevor Vaccaro, 6-2, 6-2
Tony Henrio (NU) def.
Hamilton Jackson, 6-4, 6-3
Amaan Tezabwala (NU) def.
Jakub Bobinski, 6-2, 6-2
Max Wild (NU) def.
Kells Hecht, 7-5, 6-2
Alex Lowell (NU) def.
Brady St. Martin, 6-2, 6-2
The Majors face Curry College at 10:30 a.m. CT and the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis at 5 p.m. on Monday.
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