Milligan College, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2009) --- The Milligan College men's and women's tennis teams faced off against former AAC rival King College Saturday at the Mathes Tennis Center. The Milligan women knocked off King 6-3, while the Milligan men lost to the Tornado 9-0.  

The Lady Buffs took two of the three doubles matches with junior Caitlin Conley (Bristol, Tenn.) and sophomore Albany Kelly (Chattanooga, Tenn.) winning the no. 1 doubles match 8-2. King took the second doubles match, but the duo of newcomer Halie Winfrey (Fayetteville, Ga.) and senior Janie Mullins (Greenville, Ala.) took the no. 3 doubles match 8-2.  

During the women's singles, Conley battled back at the no. 1 spot after losing a close first set to defeat Sarah Anderson 10-6 in the tie breaker. Kelley won decisively in straight sets against King's Nevise Stoltz in the women's no. 2 spot. Securing the win for the Lady Buffs, were Mullins and junior Heather Bell (Franklin, N.C.) as they both won their singles matches (6-1, 6-3) and (6-2, 6-3), respectively.  

On the men's side, the no. 3 doubles team of senior Bryan Upshaw (Kingsport, Tenn.) and newcomer Mickey Brown (Blountville, Tenn.) battled against King's Patrick Jones and Nick Smith, but lost the pro set 9-7. Sophomore Wesley Rice (Knoxville, Tenn.) took Tornado Seth Hale to the tiebreaker set, but lost the decider 10-7.  

Both the men's and women's tennis teams travel across town to play in the East Tennessee State University Fall Classic on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20.