HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The Ithaca College men's tennis team picked up its first win of the season and started its spring trip with a 5-4 victory over Millsaps at Port Royal Plantation. The Bombers held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play and split the singles matches to earn the victory.

Ithaca started the dual with a 9-8 win at second doubles. The duo of David Andersen and Chris Hayes pulled out the match with a 7-1 win in the tiebreaker. Griffin Reid and Nate Wolf earned the second point of the afternoon with an 8-4 win at third doubles.

Millsaps won the first three singles matches that were completed to take a 4-2 lead, but Ithaca closed out strongly with wins in the fourth, fifth, and sixth singles positions to clinch the victory. Zach Passman was a 7-5, 6-1 winner at fourth singles and was followed by Wolf's 6-1, 6-1 win at sixth singles. That left the fifth singles spot as the decisive point, and Wes Davis got a straight-sets 6-4, 6-1 win.

The men's tennis team will practice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and return to action Thursday morning against Penn State-Harrisburg.


Millsaps vs Ithaca
03/09/14 at Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Ithaca 5, Millsaps 4

Singles competition
1. Charles Rees (MILLSAPS) def. Griffin Reid (IC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
2. Emerson Brundick (MILLSAPS) def. Chris Hayes (IC) 6-4, 6-0
3. Sean Solomonoff (MILLSAPS) def. David Andersen (IC) 6-4, 6-0
4. Zach Passman (IC) def. Misa Pjevac (MILLSAPS) 7-5, 6-1
5. Wes Davis (IC) def. Thomas Mills (MILLSAPS) 6-4, 6-1
6. Nate Wolf (IC) def. Taylor Thomas (MILLSAPS) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Emerson Brundick/Charles Rees (MILLSAPS) def. Wes Davis/Zach Passman (IC) 8-4
2. David Andersen/Chris Hayes (IC) def. Misa Pjevac/Sean Solomonoff (MILLSAPS) 9-8 (7-1)
3. Griffin Reid/Nate Wolf (IC) def. Thomas Mills/Taylor Thomas (MILLSAPS) 8-4

Team Records:
Millsaps 2-5
Ithaca 1-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)