JACKSON, Miss. – Millsaps College men's and women's tennis took their first road trip of the season this past Saturday and Sunday, facing off against two tough teams in Blue Mountain Christian and Huntington.

The men were defeated by Blue Mountain, 0-7, and also by Huntington, 2-5. The women's team fell to Blue Mountain, 1-6, but were able to pick up a much important victory, beating Huntingdon 6-1 in the following game.

The Majors will be on the road again on Sunday where they face Copiah-Lincoln Community College at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday February, 15.

Men's Recap vs. Blue Mountain Christian, 0-7, L

The Majors had a tough outing to open up their weekend against Blue Mountain Christian, where they lost all of the matches they played.

Notably, Sebastian Gonzalez was almost able to put the Majors on the board, when he took set number two, and then narrowly lost the tie breaker.

Men's Doubles Results
Engelbrecht / Kotze (BMCU) def. Nguyen / Payne, 6-2
Cruz / Lanier (BMCU) def. Tuli / Schiaffino, 6-4
Rogers / Blevins (BMCU) def. Gonzalez / Causey , 6-2

Men's Singles Results
Adrian Engelbrecht (BMCU) def Anderson Causey, 6-2, 6-4
Kevin Kotze (BMCU) def. Sam Tuli, 6-2, 7-5
Pablo Cruz (BMCU) def. Jon Nguyen, 7-5, 6-2
Luis Lainer (BMCU) def. Cooper Payne, 6-0, 6-1
Shriraam Anbanantan (BMCU) def. Bradley Schiaffino, 6-1, 6-2
Maj Langerholz (BMCU) def. Sebastian Gonzalez, 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)


Men's Recap vs. Huntingdon College, 2-5, L

The Majors were able to grab two points off of Huntingdon on Sunday, both being in doubles play.

Sam Tuli and Bradley Schiaffino got the Majors started, earning a 6-3 win in doubles. Following that momentum, Sebastian Gonzalez and Anderson Causey secured themselves a doubles win, 6-4.

Men's Doubles Results
Morris / Garcia (HUNT) def. Nguyen / Payne, 6-4
Tuli / Schiaffino def. Massey / Young (HUNT), 6-3
Gonzalez / Causey def. Cox / Speer (HUNT), 6-4

Men's Singles Results
Jack Morris (HUNT) def Anderson Causey, 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Tyler Garcia (HUNT) def. Sam Tuli, 6-3, 7-6, 1-0 (10-6)
William Massey (HUNT) def. Jon Nguyen, 6-3, 6-2
Lincoln Young (HUNT) def. Cooper Payne, 6-2, 6-2
Zach Cox (HUNT) def. Bradley Schiaffino, 6-3, 6-3
Sage Speer (HUNT) def. Sebastian Gonzalez, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)


Women's Recap vs. Blue Mountain Christian, 1-6, L

The Majors clashed with Blue Mountain Christian on Saturday, where they unfortunately fell 1-6 in the match.

Riley McClain got her season started well in singles play, where she was able to win her first of the season in a tie-breaking set.

Women's Doubles Results
Mordiz / Ramos (BMCU) def. Oliver / McClain, 6-2
Cetina / Garcia (BMCU) def. Smith / Spinks, 6-2
Manquillo / Terris (BMCU) def. Bella-Bennett / Trible, 6-1

Women's Singles Results
Camilla Mordiz (BMCU) wins by forfeit
Riley McClain def. Eugenia Ramos (BMCU), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Lina Cetina (BMCU) def. Malakie Smith, 6-2, 6-1
Valeria Manquillo (BMCU) def. Skylar Spinks, 6-0, 6-2
Luis Garcia (BMCU) def. Graham Bella-Bennett, 6-0, 6-0
Nami Malyaporn BMCU) def. Virginia Trible, 6-2, 6-3


Women's Recap vs. Huntingdon College, 6-1, W

The Majors showed out against Huntingdon on Sunday, beating the Hawks 6-1 in total.

They were able to go 3-0 on the doubles courts, where it took an extra effort from Bella-Bennett Graham and Virginia Trible where they won in a tie-breaking set to sweep the hawks in doubles.

To say that success continued would be an understatement, as five of the six Majors won in doubles. Alexis Oliver, Riley McClain, Malakie Smith, and Skylar Spinks were all able to win their matches in two straight sets.

Most notably, Virginia Trible won a long fought match, where she once again won her second of the day in extra sets. This is the first win of her blossoming Millsaps tennis career.

Women's Doubles Results
Oliver / McClain def. Brown / Crow (HUNT), 6-1
Smith / Spinks def Lainer / DeVer (HUNT), 6-4
Bella-Bennett / Trible def. Adams / Pearson (HUNT), 7-6 (7-5)

Women's Singles Results
Alexis Oliver def. Katie-John Crow (HUNT), 6-1, 7-5
Riley McClain def. Ansley Lainer (HUNT), 6-0, 6-0
Malakie Smith def. Athens DeVer (HUNT), 6-4, 6-4
Skylar Spinks def. Anna Beth Adams (HUNT), 6-4, 6-4
Angelina Mazza (HUNT) def. Graham Bella-Bennett, 6-3, 6-1
Virginia Trible def. Katie Madden (HUNT), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4)


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