The Lee women’s tennis team improved to 7-2 with a 9-0 win over visiting Milligan College on Saturday afternoon, and the men are now 7-3 after an even easier 9-0 win over the Buffaloes.

The Lady Flames, ranked No. 16 by the NAIA, were pushed into four tie-breaker sets in their win. It all started in doubles play where Tonya Walters and Kelsey Gray needed a 7-4 tie-breaker to claim a 9-8 victory in the No. 1 doubles. In the No. 3 doubles, Stephanie Todd won a 7-1 tie-breaker in their 9-8 decision.

The exciting play continued in singles where Gray played her second tie-breaker of the day in defeating Sarah Rainwater, 6-4, 4-6, (10-8 TB). In the No. 4 singles Annie Sandberg fought hard to win 7-6 (10-8 TB), 6-3.

After a 9-7 win in No. 2 doubles by Patrick Kim and Renan Molineiro, the Flames, No. 15 in the latest NAIA poll, coasted to straight set victories the rest of the day.

The Lee women will return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Gainesville, Ga. for a tough match against Brenau University.

Women

Lee 9, Milligan 0

Singles

Tonya Walter defeat Rayle Kelly, 6-2, 6-2

Kelsey Gray defeat Sarah Rainwater, 6-4, 4-6,

(10-8 TB)

Tarah Garner defeated Aldan Kelly, 6-2, 6-2

Annie Sandberg defeated C. Carpenter, 7-6 (10-

8 TB), 6-3

Stephanie Todd defeated H. Winfrey, 6-4, 6-4

Jodie Rice defeated Ah. Kelly, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

Walters, Gray defeated Kelly, Rainwater, 9-8,

(7-4 TB)

Garner, Sandberg defeated Carpenter, A. Kelly,

8-5

Todd, North defeated Ah. Kelly, Winfrey, 9-8

(7-1TB)

Men

Lee 9, Milligan 0

Singles

Michael Yokosuk defeated R. Jones, 6-0, 6-3

Richard Gamble defeated S. Jonson, 6-2, 6-3

Patrick Kim defeated C. Friddelll, 6-1, 6-1

Renan Molineiro defeated W. Rice, 6-4, 6-2

Flavio Costa defeated M. Brown, 6-1, 6-1

Fabio Medina defeated W. Tugman, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

Yokosuk, Gamble defeated Jones, Friddell, 8-2

Kim, Moliniero defeated Jonsson, Rice, 9-7

Costa, Tan defeated Brown, Tugman, 8-0