JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps men's and women's tennis programs both claimed wins in their home finale against Hendrix during Senior Day on Sunday. It was an impressive 8-1 showing for the women and a 6-3 win for the men. The Majors recognized seniors
Marissa Brown,
Amelia Christy,
Morris Kelly Clayton, Sarah Hayek,
Isabella Hutchins,
Camille Landry and
John Kimball.
Up Next: Both teams are scheduled to compete in the SAA Tennis Tournaments, beginning on Friday in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Women's Recap: W, 8-1
In doubles action, the Majors swept Hendrix convincingly in all three matchups. The team of Clayton and junior
Camille Fremaux did not drop a game as they blanked their opponents 8-0. Brown and freshman
Kiana Everhart also showed well with an 8-2 triumph on Court 2. Christy and Hayek were impressive after falling down 7-4. The pair battled back to tie the match and claim the tiebreak, 7-4.
Fremaux, Brown and Christy all cruised to wins on the first three courts. Hendrix won on Court 4, but Hayek would put Millsaps in the win column with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win on Court 5. In the final match of the day, Landry dropped the first game 6-0, but responded with 7-6 and 10-5 wins.
Women's Doubles Results
Clayton /
Fremaux def. Ayers / Self (HC), 8-0
Brown /
Everhart def. McCready / Huckelbury (HC), 8-2
Christy /
Hayek def. Harbin / Stephens (HC), 8-7 (7-4)
Women's Singles Results
Camille Fremaux def. Greer Ayers (HC), 6-1, 6-3
Marissa Brown def. Emma Self (HC), 6-3, 6-4
Amelia Christy def. McKenzie McCready (HC), 6-2, 6-1
Avery Stephens (HC) def.
Isabella Hutchins, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
Sarah Hayek def. Taylor Harbin (HC), 6-0, 6-1
Camille Landry def. Grace House (HC), 0-6, 7-6, 10-5
Men's Recap: W, 6-3
Millsaps dropped doubles on Court 1, but responded well with wins on Courts 2 and 3. The duos of
Jakub Bobinski and
Kimball (8-1) along with
Kells Hecht and
Brady St. Martin (8-4) earned victories to give the Majors a 2-1 advantage going into singles action.
Junior
Hamilton Jackson was dominant in his solo match as he won in straight sets, while classmate
Trevor Vaccaro also needed only two sets for victory (6-2, 7-5). Hecht and Bobinski showed resiliency as they each lost their first sets before coming back to win the last two.
Men's Doubles Results
Meyne / Kalinowski (HC) def.
Vaccaro /
Jackson, 8-6
Bobinski /
Kimball def. Moore / Oglesbee (HC), 8-1
Hecht /
St. Martin def. Bolch / Brooks (HC), 8-4
Men's Singles Results
Agustin Kalinowski (HC) def.
John Kimball, 7-6, 6-2
Trevor Vaccaro def. Erick Meyne (HC), 6-2, 7-5
Hamilton Jackson def. Micah Moore (HC), 6-0, 6-0
Kells Hecht def. Elijah Pierce (HC), 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Jakub Bobinski def. Morgan Oglesbee (HC), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Brayden Bolch (HC) def.
Brady St. Martin, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
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