GREENEVILLE, TN (March 18, 2007) --- The Milligan College men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Tusculum College Sunday and both came back with losses against the NCAA Division II foe. On the men’s side, the Buffs were defeated 8-1 by the No. 39 Pioneers while the Lady Buffs’ lost 9-0 to the No. 40 Lady Pioneers.

The lone point on the men’s side for Milligan came when senior Ryan Reynolds (Johnson City, Tenn.) won 6-2, 6-3 over Henrique Rodrigues.

Both the men’s and women’s squads will open the Appalachian Athletic Conference season Wednesday, March 21, at Union (Ky.) College. The matches are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

No. 39 Tusculum 8, Milligan 1
Singles
1 – Sergio Espinosa (TC) def. Johnathon Ryan       7-6, 2-6, 6-0
2 – Nicolas Bigler (TC) def. Charles Williams           7-5, 6-3
3 – Ryan Reynolds (MC) def. Henrique Rodrigues   6-2, 6-3
4 – Carlos Garcia (TC) def. Tom Jones                     6-1, 6-0
5 – Leo Guaycurus (TC) def. Stuart Makinson         6-2, 6-2
6 – Hunter Beal (TC) def. Bryan Upshaw                 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1 – Espinosa/Garcia (TC) def. Jones/Reynolds         8-3
2 – Guaycurus/Rodrigues (TC) def. Ryan/Williams    8-4
3 – Bigler/Julien Jacob (TC) def. Makinson/Upshaw  8-1
Women’s Results
No. 40 Tusculum 9, Milligan 0
Singles
1 – Danae Valderrama (TC) def. Melissa Grgat     7-6, 1-6, (10-3)
2 – Jennifer Sparks (TC) def. Krissi Denton           6-4, 6-3
3 – Samantha Cantu (TC) def. Amber Campbell    6-1, 6-0
4 – Bronwyn Hartley (TC) def. Sara Hopson          6-1, 6-1
5 – Caroline Crowe (TC) def. Janie Mullins            6-4, 6-1
6 – Amanda Pike (TC) def. Myra O’Dell                  6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1 – Valderrama/Cantu (TC) def. Denton/Grgat     8-1
2 – Hartley/Crowe (TC) def. Hopson/Mullins         8-3
3 – Pike/Sparks (TC) def. Campbell/O’Dell            8-2