HARROGATE,
TN (April 6, 2007) --- The Milligan
College men’s and women’s tennis teams
each suffered a loss Friday against NAIA
foe Georgetown (Ky.) College. The Buffs
lost 6-3 while the Lady Buffs were
defeated 9-0.
On the men’s side, the first point for
Milligan came in doubles action. The
Johnson City duo of
Ryan
Reynolds and
Tom
Jones won 8-3 in the No. 1
slot, but Georgetown won the other two
doubles matches.
Charles Williams
(Perth, Australia) and
Bryan
Upshaw (Kingsport, Tenn.)
each won in singles action. Williams won
the first set 7-5 then lost the second
set 6-2, but he dominated in the
tiebreaker to pick up the point for
Milligan. Upshaw easily defeated Frankie
Roberts 8-1 in the No. 6 spot.
The Lady Buffs and Buffs squads will
return to action Wednesday afternoon at
Mars Hill (N.C.) College. Action is set
to begin at 2 p.m.
|
Men |
|
Milligan |
Georgetown |
Winner |
Score |
|
Singles |
|
Johnathon Ryan |
Matias Carcamo |
GC |
6-3, 6-1 |
|
Charles Williams |
Eugenio Aspilliga |
MC |
7-5, 2-6, 6-0 |
|
Ryan Reynolds |
Andres Escalante |
GC |
6-3, 6-4 |
|
Tom Jones |
Miguel Reyes |
GC |
7-6 (2), 7-6 (2)
|
|
Stuart Makinson |
D.J. McClure |
GC |
6-3, 6-0 |
|
Bryan Upshaw |
Frankie Roberts |
MC |
8-1 |
|
Doubles |
|
Reynolds/Jones |
Carcamo/Aspilliga |
MC |
8-3 |
|
Ryan/Williams |
Escalante/Reyes |
GC |
8-3 |
|
Makinson/Upshaw |
McClure/Roberts |
GC |
8-3 |
|
Women |
|
Milligan |
Georgetown |
Winner |
Score |
|
Singles |
|
Melissa Grgat |
Emily Kerrick |
GC |
6-0, 6-2 |
|
Krissi Denton |
Sarah Yost |
GC |
6-2, 6-0 |
|
Amber Campbell |
Kensie Jenkins |
GC |
6-4, 6-0 |
|
Sara Hopson |
Charis Gambill |
GC |
6-3, 6-0 |
|
Janie Mullins |
Megan Watts |
GC |
8-2 |
|
Myra
O’Dell |
Megan Mars |
GC |
8-4 |
|
Doubles |
|
Grgat/Denton |
Kerrick/Yost |
GC |
8-4 |
|
Hopson/Mullins |
Jenkins/Gambill |
GC |
8-4 |
|
Campbell/O’Dell |
Watts/Mars |
GC |
9-8 (5) |