JACKSON, Miss. — The Millsaps College men's and women's tennis teams had an extremely strong weekend each downing Belhaven and MUW in a pair of matches on Saturday and Sunday at the Coach Montgomery Courts.
Women's Recap vs. Belhaven University, 7-0, W
The Majors women's tennis team put on a show this weekend which started with complete domination in the Riverside Rivalry.
They were able to go 3-0 on the doubles courts, where the doubles tandem of Malakie Smith and Skylar Spinks took the biggest victory, winning 6-2.
The Majors swiftly took care of Belhaven in singles, where the Blazers were unable to win a single set in any singles match. Most notably, Riley McClain did not drop a single match in her singles game, where she won 6-0, 6-0
Women's Doubles Results
Oliver / McClain def. Gallarno / Nichols (BEL), 6-1
Smith / Spinks def. Moore / McCaskill-Ford (BEL), 6-4
Bella-Bennett / Trible win by forfeit
Women's Singles Results
Alexis Oliver def. Millie Gallarno (BEL), 6-0, 6-4
Riley McClain def. Rebekah Nichols (BEL), 6-0, 6-0
Malakie Smith def. Every Moore (BEL), 6-3, 6-0
Skylar Spinks def. Khli McCaskill-Ford (BEL), 6-0, 6-1
Graham Bella-Bennett def. Arica Eason (BEL), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Virginia Trible win by forfeit
Men's Recap vs. Belhaven University, 5-2, W
Millsaps men's tennis started their weekend off with a bang, that bang being a 5-2 win in the Riverside Rivalry.
In doubles, The Majors were quite comfortable, most comfortable being the team of Sam Tuli and Cooper Payne, who won their first match 6-2.
Then, in singles the Majors were able to take 4 out of 6 singles matches. Jon Nguyen made it look easy, winning his game 6-1, 6-0. Meanwhile on the 1's court, Anderson Causey earns a very tough, but very needed victory in an extra third set.
Men's Doubles Results
Causey / Schiaffino def. Diaz / Leggett (BEL), 6-4
Tuli / Payne def. Anugonda / Oakes (BEL), 6-2
Gonzalez / Pierce def. Spencer / Stager (BEL), 6-4
Men's Singles Results
Anderson Causey def. Harshith Anugonda (BEL), 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
Sam Tuli def. Jesus Diaz (BEL), 6-1, 6-1
Jon Nguyen def. Josiah Leggett (BEL), 6-1, 6-0
Bradley Schiaffino def. Stephen Spencer (BEL), 6-3, 6-0
Briley Oakes (BEL) def. Cooper Payne, 6-2, 6-2
Jack Madden (BEL) def. Sebastian Gonzalez, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Women's Recap vs. MUW, 7-0, W
The Majors women's tennis team finished this weekend on a high note with another 7-0 sweep this time against MUW.
The Majors once again went 3-0 in doubles to secure the doubles point, with the biggest win coming from Alexis Oliver and Riley McClain, who won 6-2.
To follow that up, the Majors seemed to increase that intensity. In singles, Millsaps won 72 games to compare to MUW's 11, which saw the Majors win every singles game. Malakie Smith and Skylar Spinks only dropped one game, while Riley McClain once again went a perfect 6-0, 6-0.
Women's Doubles Results
Oliver / McClain def. Hays / Flynn (MUW), 6-2
Smith / Spinks def. Mathis / Griffin (MUW), 7-5
Bella-Bennett / Trible def. Horton / Lowrey (MUW), 6-4
Women's Singles Results
Alexis Oliver def. Austin Hays(MUW), 6-2, 6-2
Riley McClain def. Kayleigh Griffin (MUW), 6-0, 6-0
Malakie Smith def. Bailey Flynn (MUW), 6-1, 6-0
Skylar Spinks def. Alaina Mathis (MUW), 6-0, 6-1
Graham Bella-Bennett def. Harley Lowrey (MUW), 6-1, 6-0
Virginia Trible def. Emma Horton (MUW), 6-0, 6-4
Men's Recap vs. MUW, 4-3, W
The Majors finished out their weekend with a closely contested win over MUW where they won 4-3.
The Majors continued their dominance in doubles, going 3-0 both yesterday and today which gained them a very important doubles point. That performance was capped off by a 6-1 win by the SAA doubles players of the week Sebastian Gonzalez and Brennan Pierce.
Then in singles, the Majors had to go back and forth with the Owls, where they eventually split the singles 3-3. Not stressing though was Sam Tuli, who swiftly took care of his opponent 6-2, 6-2.
Men's Doubles Results
Causey / Schiaffino def. Diaz / Leggett (MUW), 6-4
Tuli / Payne def. Anugonda / Oakes (MUW), 6-2
Gonzalez / Pierce def. Spencer / Stager (MUW), 6-4
Men's Singles Results
Anderson Causey def. Sandro Giangregorio (MUW), 6-3, 6-3
Sam Tuli def. Josh Cooper (MUW), 6-2, 6-2
Jon Nguyen def. Juan Garcia (MUW), 6-3, 7-5
Alvaro Bardales (MUW) def. Bradley Schiaffino, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
Marcos Freeman (MUW) def. Cooper Payne, 6-1, 6-0
Jorge Ortiz (MUW) def. Sebastian Gonzalez, 6-0, 6-2
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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.
