MEMPHIS, Tenn. & SENATOBIA, Miss. – The Millsaps College men's tennis team put up a couple strong efforts, but fell just short to Christian Brothers University (5-2) and Northwest Mississippi Community College (5-3) over the weekend.

Both teams will return home to host Belhaven University on Saturday, Feb. 28 as well as MUW on Sunday, March 1.

Men's Recap vs. Christian Brothers University, 5-2, L
The Majors were able to secure two singles wins to open up their weekend at Christian Brothers on Saturday.

Senior Sam Tuli and gave the Majors their first point with a 6-3, 6-2 win, while sophomore Sebastian Gonzalez added to that tally with a 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) win in the second-set tiebreaker.

Men's Doubles Results
Pico / Habib (CBU) def. Nguyen / Causey, 6-2
Nwokolo / Colell (CBU) def. Tuli / Payne, 6-2
Alvarado / Martin (CBU) def. Gonzalez / Causey, 6-4

Men's Singles Results
Benjamin Hanriot (CBU) def. Anderson Causey, 6-1, 6-1
Justin Martin (CBU) def. Jon Nguyen, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
Sam Tuli def. Miguel Habib (CBU), 6-3, 6-2
Ebolum Nwokolo (CBU) def. Cooper Payne, 6-1, 6-0
Angel Alvarado (CBU) def. Bradley Schiaffino, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Sebastian Gonzalez def. Regan Guess (CBU), 6-2, 7-6 (11-9)


Men's Recap vs. Northwest CC, 5-3, L

The Majors were able to secure three singles wins to close strong in a narrow 5-3 defeat at No. 17 NJCAA-ranked Northwest Mississippi Community College on Sunday.

After starting off 0-3 in doubles, the Majors did get three wins to bounce back in singles play. Freshman Anderson Causey got the Majors going with a third-set tiebreaker win (6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 1-0 (11-9). Tuli continued his dominant start to the season with a two-set win (6-0, 6-2) to finish his weekend 2-0 in singles. Lastly, freshman Bradley Schiaffino also earned his victory in a third tiebreaker set (6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)).

Men's Doubles Results
Morris / Diaz (NWCC) def. Nguyen / Causey, 8-2
Cooke / Mitchell (NWCC) def. Tuli / Payne, 8-2
Holliman / Robayna (NWCC) def. Shiaffino / Gonzalez, 8-2

Men's Singles Results
Anderson Causey def. No. 42 Carlos Diaz (NWCC), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
Luca Morris (NWCC) def. Jon Nguyen, 6-2, 6-2
Sam Tuli def. Miguel Robayna (NWCC), 6-0, 6-2
Holden Cooke (NWCC) def. Cooper Payne, 6-0, 6-3
Bradley Schiaffino def. Jordan Mitchell (NWCC), 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)
Brady Holman (NWCC) vs. Sebastian Gonzalez, 6-3, 4-0 unfinished


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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.