Milligan tennis tops Covenant, 8-1

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (March 31, 2007)---The Milligan College women’s tennis team defeated Covenant College Saturday afternoon by a score of 8-1. The Lady Buffs swept doubles play and took five out of six points to earn the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) match-up. Milligan’s record moves to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in AAC play.

In women’s doubles, Melissa Grgat (Melbourne, Australia) and Krissi Denton (Bristol, Tenn.) won their No. 1 match 8-1. Victories from Sara Hopson (Greeneville, Tenn.) and Janie Mullins (Greenville, Ala.) in the No. 2 match, and Amber Campbell (Erwin, Tenn.) and Myra O’Dell (Kingsport, Tenn.) in the No. 3 match, would allow Milligan to sweep doubles play.

The Lady Buffs kept up the momentum up in singles play, taking five out of six points from Covenant to seal the 8-1 victory.

Milligan will host conference rivals King College for a match-up on Apr. 3. at 2 p.m.