Catching Up!

Hey folks, sorry I missed match recaps for the last two matches. I have been extremely busy. Hopefully, I'll stay on top of it from here on out. As I mentioned in the earlier email, the Red Bank match on Monday will be played at Rivermont Park instead of the Racquet Club as the work crews finish fixing our outdoor courts.



Not much good to say about the last two matches. We were outplayed by both Silverdale and East Hamilton. Silverdale Academy is a private school with plenty of experience. The one really bright spot for Hixson was George Ozborn (pictured above), who played one of the best matches I've ever seen him play in the two seasons that I've worked with him.

Here are the Silverdale results:

Silverdale Girls def. Hixson 8-1

Girls Singles:

Lauren Milligan (S) def. Allison Cowart (H) 8-1
Jessica Christensen (S) def. Candace Cline (H) 9-7
Kelsey Dalrymple (S) def. Whitney Clack (H) 8-0
Megan West (S) def. Torey Hart (H) 8-1
Molly Burns (S) def. Kayla Morgan (H) 8-1
Hannah Mench (S) def. Caroline Daugherty (H) 8-0

Girls Doubles:

Kristina Woods/ Sarah Pardue (S) def. Cline/Clack (H) 8-4
Cowart/Hart (H) def. Burns/Mench (S) 9-8 (7-5)
Megan Berry/Olivia Seay (S) def. Morgan/Daugherty (H) 8-5

Silverdale Boys def. Hixson Boys 8-1

Boys Singles:

George Ozborn (H) def. Alex Lowry (S) 8-6
Andrew Wicks (S) def. Dylan Millwood (H) 8-3
Reid Stubbefield (S) def. Corey Phillips (H) 8-6
Alex Nichols (S) def. Eric Barr (H) 8-1
Mitchell Brown (S) def. Jonathan Craft (H) 8-0
Jared Defrise (S) def. Jae Yoo (H) 8-3

Boys Doubles:

Lowry/Wicks (S) def. Ozborn/Millwood (H) 9-8 (7-5)
Stubbefield/Brown (S) def. Phillips/Barr (H) 8-4
Nichols/Defrise (S) def. Craft/Yoo (H) 8-3

The East Hamilton match was a learning experience. They have a very young team (there is no senior class at East Hamilton yet), but plenty of talent. Unfortunately, they look like the team to beat in our district for the next couple of years on the Boys side as their top two seeds are only in 9th and 10th grade. Still, if my boys are willing to work, I'm hoping we can close that gap sooner rather than later. Nice win for Jonathan Craft at #5 singles (pictured below).



My girls had a rough time with two of the top three seeds (Allison and Ashton) out due to illness. All the remaining girls played valiantly and even managed a win in doubles. We'll give the Lady Hurricanes a run for their money when they come to the Racquet Club in April-- I promise.

Here are the results:

East Hamilton Girls def. Hixson Girls 8-1

Girls Singles:

Hilleary Chandler (EH) def. Candace Cline, 8-1
Abigail Ware (EH) def. Whitney Clack, 8-4
Gabrielle Fern (EH) def. Torey Hart, 8-1
Ashley Riner (EH) def. Kayla Morgan, 8-0
Paige Clark (EH) def. Caroline Daugherty, 8-2
Joanna Tang (EH) wins by forfeit

Girls Doubles:

Cline/Clack (H) def. Katie Cotton/Nicole Rice, 8-4
Kayla Dyer/Ally Crum (EH) def. Hart/Morgan, 9-7
(EH) wins #3 doubles by forfeit

East Hamilton Boys def. Hixson boys 8-1

Boys Singles:

Zach McCormick (EH) def. George Ozborn, 8-1
Nick McCormick (EH) def. Dylan Millwood, 8-1
Daniel Jung (EH) def. Corey Phillips, 8-3
Ryan Williamson (EH) def. Eric Barr, 8-1
Jonathan Craft (H) def. David Templeton, 9-8 (7-3)
River Mark (EH) def. Jae Yoo, 8-3

Boys Doubles:

McCormick/McCormick (EH) def. Ozborn/Millwood, 8-1
Jung/Williamson (EH) def. Phillips/Barr, 8-3
Tej Dhond/Randsom Mark (EH) def. Craft/Yoo, 8-1

Up Next: Red Bank. From all accounts they look like the toughest team in our district on the Girls side. Their boys, however, are not as experienced and it should be a close match.