MEMPHIS, Tenn. & SENATOBIA, Miss. – The Millsaps College women's tennis team tied NCAA Division II Christian Brothers University (3-3) before falling to No. 20 Northwest Mississippi Community College (7-0) over the weekend.
Both teams will return home to host Belhaven University on Saturday, Feb. 28 as well as MUW on Sunday, March 1.
Women's Recap vs. Christian Brothers University, 3-3, T
The Majors played a very unique matchup on Saturday against NCAA Division II Christian Brothers because of the amount of players on each team. CBU forfeit doubles to the Majors to start the day trailing, 1-0. Then the majors were bested in singles by a score of 3-2, which ended us with a very unique 3-3 tie. Millsaps claimed singles points via forfeits on Courts 4 and 5.
Women's Doubles Results
Smith / McClain, winners by forfeit
Bella-Bennett / Spinks, winners by forfeit
Women's Singles Results
Valerie Neumann (CBU) def. Riley McClain 8-2
Neha Dandu (CBU) def. Malakie Smith, 8-4
Fernanda Galvez (CBU) def. Skylar Spinks, 8-3
Graham Bella-Bennett, winner by forfeit
Virginia Trible, winner by forfeit
Women's Recap vs. Northwest CC, 7-0, L
The Majors clashed with No. 20 NJCAA-ranked Northwest Community College on Sunday, where they unfortunately fell 7-0 in the match.
Women's Doubles Results
Blanco / Chaparro (NWCC) def. Smith / McClain, 8-2
Ortiz-Sanchez / Daves (NWCC) def. Bella-Bennett / Spinks, 8-6
Women's Singles Results
Angela Ortiz-Sanchez def. Riley McClain, 6-0, 6-3
Lauren Blanco (NWCC) def. Malakie Smith, 6-1, 6-3
Claudia Caparro (NWCC) def. Skylar Spinks, 6-3, 6-4
Meg Daves (NWCC) def. Graham Bella-Bennett, 6-0, 6-2
Brooke Kicker (NWCC) def. Virginia Trible, 6-2, 6-0
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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.
