MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (April 3, 2007) ---
In an Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC)
match-up Tuesday afternoon, the Milligan
College men’s and women’s tennis teams swept
opponents King College by scores of 9-0, 9-0
respectively. The victory will bring the
Lady Buffs’ record to 4-5 overall, 2-1 AAC,
while the Buffs move to 3-6, 1-1 AAC. King’s
women hold a record of 1-3, 1-3 AAC, as the
men move to 0-3, 0-3 AAC.
On Senior Night at the Mathis Tennis
Complex, seniors Ryan Reynolds
(Johnson City, Tenn.) and Tom Jones
(Johnson City, Tenn.) were victorious in the
No. 1 doubles match. Fellow senior Stuart
Makinson (Franklin, N.C.), along with
Bryan Upshaw (Kingsport, Tenn.), won the
No. 3 doubles match. Victories in the No. 2
doubles match and six-of-six singles
matches, including wins from Reynolds, Jones
and Makinson, resulted in a 9-0 sweep for
the Milligan men.
In women’s play, senior Krissi Denton
(Bristol, Tenn.) and freshman Melissa
Grgat (Melbourne, Australia) won the No.
1 doubles match 3-1, while Sara Hopson
(Greeneville, Tenn.) and Janie Mullins
(Greenville, Ala.) would take the No. 2
match. Senior Amber Campbell (Erwin,
Tenn.) and Laura Bowman
(Elizabethton, Tenn.) secured a victory as
well in the No. 3 doubles match. Denton and
Campbell, along with the remainder of the
Lady Buffs were successful in singles play,
completing the 9-0 sweep of King.
Both Milligan teams will travel to Harrogate,
Tenn., on Apr. 6 to take on Georgetown
College at 2 p.m. in a non-conference match.
|
Men’s Results |
|
Doubles |
|
|
|
|
Milligan |
King |
Winner |
Score |
|
Reynolds/Jones |
Franco/Avila |
Milligan |
8-2 |
|
Ryan/Williams |
George/Burroughs |
Milligan |
8-3 |
|
Makinson/Upshaw |
Wallace/Meade |
Milligan |
8-0 |
|
Singles |
|
|
|
|
Ryan |
Franco |
Milligan |
6-1, 6-3 |
|
Williams |
Avila |
Milligan |
6-1, 6-2 |
|
Reynolds |
George |
Milligan |
6-0, 6-3 |
|
Jones |
Wallace |
Milligan |
6-0, 6-1 |
|
Makinson |
Burroughs |
Milligan |
6-2, 6-1 |
|
Upshaw |
Meade |
Milligan |
8-0 |
|
Women’s Results |
|
Doubles |
|
|
|
|
Milligan |
King |
Winner |
Score |
|
Grgat/Denton |
Haring/Smith |
Milligan |
3-1 |
|
Hopson/Mullins |
Hultay/Walters |
Milligan |
8-0 |
|
Campbell/Bowman |
Dodson/Stiles |
Milligan |
Def. |
|
Singles |
|
|
|
|
Grgat |
Smith |
Milligan |
6-2, 6-0 |
|
Denton |
Haring |
Milligan |
8-2 |
|
Campbell |
Dodson |
Milligan |
Def. |
|
Hopson |
Hultay |
Milligan |
8-1 |
|
Mullins |
Walters |
Milligan |
8-0 |
|
Ostendorf |
Rimmer |
Milligan |
Def. |