MILLIGAN COLLEGE,
TN (January 28, 2007) --- The Milligan College men’s and women’s
tennis teams started the 2007 spring season with losses Saturday
evening at Cumberland University. The men’s squad lost 7-2 while the
women dropped an 8-1 match.
Seniors
Ryan Reynolds (Johnson
City, Tenn.) and Stuart Makinson
(Franklin, N.C.) won their singles matches for the two lone wins
Saturday. Reynolds defeated Felipe Novello in their No. 1 singles
match, 4-6, 7-6, 10-7, while Makinson won at No. 5 singles over
Shayan Mirhosseini, 9-7.
On the women’s
side, freshman Melissa Grgat
(Melbourne, Australia) won 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 in her No. 1 singles match.
Grgat, ranked No. 29 nationally by the ITA, defeated Paula Guzman.
The Buffaloes
will be back in action February 10 against Lees-McRae College in
Banner Elk, N.C., and their match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Meanwhile the Lady Buffs’ next scheduled match is February 17 at
Mars Hill (N.C.) College.
|
Women’s
Results |
Men’s
Results |
|
Milligan |
Cumberland |
Score |
Milligan |
Cumberland |
Score |
|
Singles |
|
Melissa
Grgat |
Paula
Guzman |
6-0, 1-6,
6-2 |
Ryan
Reynolds |
Felipe
Novello |
4-6, 7-6,
10-7 |
|
Krissi
Denton |
Beatriz
Mompo |
0-6, 1-6 |
Tom Jones |
Roman
Shkurupy |
1-6, 0-6 |
|
Amber
Campbell |
Sarah
Gaman |
6-4, 5-7,
5-10 |
Johnathon
Ryan |
Edgar
Galea |
1-6, 1-6 |
|
Sara
Hopson |
Emily
Jacobs |
1-6, 3-6 |
Charles
Williams |
Mike
Basler |
1-8 |
|
Janie
Mullins |
Kristin
Goodman |
1-8 |
Stuart
Makinson |
Shayan
Mirhosseini |
7-9 |
|
Myra
O’Dell |
Danielle
Madson |
7-9 |
Bryan
Upshaw |
Andrew
Williams |
1-8 |
|
Doubles |
|
Grgat/Denton |
Guzman/Mompo |
3-8 |
Reynolds/Jones |
Novello/Basler |
3-8 |
|
Campbell/O’Dell |
Gaman/Jacobs |
0-8 |
Ryan/Williams |
Shkurupy/Kenup |
7-9 |
|
Hopson/Mullins |
Goodman/Madson |
6-8 |
Makinson/
Travis Fields |
Galea/Williams |
0-8 |