JOHNSON
CITY, TN
(April 15,
2007) ---
The Milligan
College
men’s and
women’s
tennis teams
concluded
their
matches with
Appalachian
Athletic
Conference (AAC)
foe UVA-Wise
on Sunday.
The
Buffaloes
captured a
7-2 win over
the Cavs,
but the Lady
Buffs lost
5-4 to UVA-Wise.
The matches
were started
on March 28,
in Wise, but
rain forced
the matches
to be
postponed
and the
weekend’s
weather
moved the
contests to
ETSU’s
Memorial
Center.
Tom Jones
(Johnson
City, Tenn.)
and
Travis
Fields
(Maryville,
Tenn.) won
their No. 2
doubles
match 8-1 to
go along
with an 8-4
victory in
No. 3
doubles from
the team of
Stuart
Makinson
(Franklin,
N.C.) and
Bryan Upshaw
(Kingsport,
Tenn.)
Charles
Williams
(Perth,
Australia)
won at No. 2
singles
while Jones,
Makinson,
Upshaw and
Fields also
won their
respective
singles
matches to
capture a
7-2 win over
the Cavs.
Amber
Campbell
(Erwin,
Tenn.) and
Myra O’Dell
(Kingsport,
Tenn.) won
8-4 in their
No. 3
doubles
match for
the only
point for
Milligan in
doubles
action.
Milligan’s
Melissa
Grgat
(Melbourne,
Australia)
won in No. 1
singles for
the eighth
time in her
last 11
matches.
Grgat
defeated
Davina
Dishner 6-2,
6-0.
Sara Hopson
(Greeneville,
Tenn.) and
Janie
Mullins
(Greenville,
Ala.) won in
their No. 4
and No. 5
singles
matches to
add two more
points for
Milligan.
The
Buffaloes
will travel
to face AAC
foe Virginia
Intermont
College for
their 3 p.m.
conference
match Monday
in Bristol.
Both the
Buffs and
Lady Buffs
will play at
Tennessee
Wesleyan
College in
their final
AAC matches
of the
regular
season on
Tuesday,
April 17.
The matches
are
scheduled to
begin at 2
p.m. in
Athens.
|
Milligan |
UVA-Wise |
Winner |
Score |
|
Singles |
|
Johnathon
Ryan |
Henning
Kuich |
Wise |
6-1,
6-1 |
|
Charles
Williams |
Derick
Wood |
MC |
6-4,
6-2 |
|
Tom
Jones |
Chris
Kostic |
MC |
6-3,
6-1 |
|
Stuart
Makinson |
Robert
Bareford |
MC |
6-0.
6-3 |
|
Bryan
Upshaw |
Daniel
Robinson |
MC |
6-4,
6-1 |
|
Travis
Fields |
Wes
Sturgill |
MC |
8-2 |
|
Doubles |
|
Ryan/Williams |
Kuich/Wood |
Wise |
8-6 |
|
Jones/Fields |
Bareford/Robinson |
MC |
8-1 |
|
Makinson/Upshaw |
Kostick/Sturgill |
MC |
8-4 |
|
Milligan |
UVA-Wise |
Winner |
Score |
|
Singles |
|
Melissa
Grgat |
Davina
Dishner |
MC |
6-2,
6-0 |
|
Krissi
Denton |
Autumn
Lauzon |
Wise |
6-2,
6-1 |
|
Amber
Campbell |
Laura
King |
Wise |
6-1,
6-2 |
|
Sara
Hopson |
Nicole
Pilkenton |
MC |
7-6
(3)
4-6,
10-8 |
|
Janie
Mullins |
Audra
Fritz |
MC |
6-2,
6-3 |
|
Myra
O’Dell |
Rhyssa
Philipp |
Wise |
6-1,
6-7
(5-7),
10-3 |
|
Doubles |
|
Grgat/Denton |
Dishner/Lauzon |
Wise |
8-2 |
|
Mullins/Hopson |
King/Pilkenton |
Wise |
8-5 |
|
Campbell/O’Dell |
Phillipp/Kynoalll
Wininger |
MC |
8-4 |