JACKSON, Miss. -- The Millsaps College men's and women's tennis programs contested a pair of tough matches, hosting Centre College and Sewanee on Saturday and Sunday at the Coach Montgomery Courts. Centre yielded just won one game, while the nationally ranked Tigers secured all 11 games for themselves.
Women's Recap vs. Centre, 4-0, L
The Majors matched up wirh Centre on Saturday, where they unfortunately fell 4-0 in the match.
Most notably, Skylar Spinks won her first set in singles, and was tied 1-1 on sets when her match went unfinished.
Women's Doubles Results
Herring / Black (CC) def. Smith / Spinks, 6-2
Watson / Franklin (CC) def. Graham / Trible, 6-0
Dunn / Thurman (CC) win by forfeit
Women's Singles Results
Grace Williams (CC) def. Riley McClain, 6-2, 6-3
Olivia Watson (CC) def. Malakie Smith, 6-4, 6-0
Natalie Black (BC) vs. Skylar Spinks, 6-1, 1-6, 5-4 (UF)
Carrie Foster (CC) def. Graham Bella-Bennett, 6-2, 6-0
Women's Recap vs. Sewanee, 7-0, L
Millsaps faced off with No. 30 Sewanee on Sunday, where they lost 7-0 in the match.
In what was a challenging matchup to end their weekend, Riley McClain and Bella-Bennett Graham were able to score the most points for the Majors in singles.
Women's Doubles Results
Lee / Foster (SEW) def. Smith / Spinks, 6-1
High / Barbee (SEW) def. Graham / Trible, 6-0
Pumpelly / Bizub (SEW) win by forfeit
Women's Singles Results
Mariela Congeni (SEW) def. Riley McClain, 6-1, 6-2
Ivy Wilson (SEW) def. Malakie Smith, 6-0, 6-1
Hannah Davis (SEW) def. Skylar Spinks, 6-1, 6-0
Natalie Pumpelly (SEW) def. Graham Bella-Bennett, 6-1, 6-2
Allison Bizub (SEW) def. Virginia Trible, 6-0, 6-1
Lexi Barbee (SEW) win by forfeit
Men's Recap vs. Centre, 6-1, L
The Majors started their weekend off Saturday morning where they dropped a tough one against Centre.
Sam Tuli continued doing what he does best, winning. Tuli was able to team up with Jon Nguyen to take one of the doubles courts, and was victorious in his singles match as well.
Men's Doubles Results
Nguyen / Tuli def. Bush / Dethridge, 6-4
Rueff / Gessner (CC) def. Anderson / Schiaffino, 6-4
Turley / Flanery (CC) def. Payne / Pierce, 6-4
Men's Singles Results
Ty Bush (CC) def Anderson Causey, 6-4, 6-1
Sam Tuli def. Dylan Dethridge (CC), 4-6, 7-6 (6-4), 6-2
Ben Rueff (CC) def. Jon Nguyen, 7-5, 7-6 (6-4)
Isaac Flanery (CC) def. Bradley Schiaffino, 6-2, 6-2
Tejas Ahuja (CC) def. Cooper Payne, 6-2, 6-3
Jack Gessner (CC) def. Sebastian Gonzalez, 6-0, 6-0
Men's Recap vs. No. 14 Sewanee, 4-0, L
The Majors faced their toughest matchup of the season this Sunday against the No. 14 Sewanee Tigers.
Jon Nguyen had himself a good day, where him and Sam Tuli were narrowly defeated in doubles and Nguyen took the first set of his singles match before the contest ultimately went unfinished.
Men's Doubles Results
Jakobi / Schroerlucke (SEW) def. Nguyen / Tuli, 6-4
Rukavina / Lammert (SEW) def. Anderson / Schiaffino, 6-1
Verellen / Wrigley (SEW) def. Payne / Pierce, 6-2
Men's Singles Results
#47 Ben Lammert (SEW) def. Anderson Causey, 6-4, 6-3
Lucas Wrigley (SEW) def. Sam Tuli, 6-2, 6-0
Charlie Schweppe SEW) vs. Jon Nguyen, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 2-1 (UF)
George Alexander (SEW) vs. Bradley Schiaffino, 6-4, 2-0 (UF)
Silas Montana (SEW) def. Cooper Payne, 6-1, 6-1
Drew Rukavina (SEW) vs. Brennan Pierce, 6-1 (UF)
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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.
