NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Millsaps College women's golf team competed at the NCAA Division III ITA South Regionals at the Farm and Forge Club over the weekend. Junior Samantha Parris won the 32-player back draw in the Consolation B bracket.

After losing a tough first round to Centre College indoors 3-6, 3-6, Parris settled in and played very good tennis. She defeated Covenant College 6-4, 6-2 and then Berry College 7-5, 6-2. In the 32 player backdraw finals Parris came back from losing a tough first set 4-6 to win the second set 6-4. The finals came down to a 3 set super tiebreaker coming out on top 10-5 to give Parris to back draw win.

Freshman Gabryelle Habetz also won her back draw first round in straight sets. Habetz lost in the second round of the back draw in a very competitive match. The future looks bright for the Millsaps College women's tennis program after a good first tournament of the season.

The Millsaps College men's and women's tennis teams will both next compete during the Spring seasons. Schedules will be announced in the upcoming weeks and will be posted at gomajors.com.


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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.