Rough Day.

I'm scratching my head a little bit tonight. I fully expected to get a win today from my girls, and we almost pulled it off even while missing my #2 seed. A BIG "Way To Go!" to Abby O'Rear (pictured above) who got two varsity wins for the girls in singles and doubles. Abby found out about two hours before our scheduled match time that she would be playing in the number six slot in singles and the three slot in doubles, and she handled it beautifully. There were a couple of close matches in singles that got away from us, but we still had a chance with our #2 doubles team on the court and Hixson and CSAS tied at 4 wins apiece. Corynne and Haylee lost a match that looks like a blowout on paper (final score 2-8) but it was not for lack of effort. Down 2-5, the next three games all went to deuce. As you may or may not know, we play No-Ad scoring in High School Tennis, so at deuce the next point wins. It could have just as easily been 5-5, then who knows? Instead, the Lady Patriots won those three crucial points and the match was over. I told them that they should get a chance to play the same girls again on April 28. I think they'll be ready to even the score.

On the boys side of things, BIG thank-you to Jae Yoo and Eric Barr for getting a win at #3 doubles and keeping CSAS from scoring a shutout. To be honest, I'm a little excited by the results. Many of the matches were close. This is the defending District 6-A/AA championship team from last year that lost one guy from their top six. I was expecting to get blown out. Heck, our #2 doubles team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, as they were up 5-2 before dropping 6 of the next 7 games. George Ozborn and Eric Barr battled ferociously against their opponents in singles. Both of those matches could have gone the other way with a few breaks. I guess my point is, we have three weeks before we see this team again. CSAS is not untouchable. It's up to our players to decide if they are going to close the gap.

Here are the results:

Girls Singles:

Candace Cline (H) def. Maria Ally 8-3
Cindy Omaza (C) def. Michelle Phillips 8-3
Allie Emmett (C) def. Haylee Gossett 8-5
Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Kelsey Williams 8-2
Sadie Bradshaw (C) def. Kayla Morgan 8-6
Abby O'Rear (H) def. Maylasia Burgers 8-3

Girls Doubles:

Ally/Ormaza (C) def. Cline/Phillips 8-6
Emmett/Williams (C) def. Gossett/Schannuth 8-2
Morgan/O'Rear (H) def. Bradshaw/Burgers 8-4

CSAS Boys def. Hixson Boys 8-1

Boys Singles:

Jackson Lenoir (C) def. Dylan Millwood 8-1
Ian Derthick (C) def. George Ozborn 8-5
Andrew Bell (C) def. Cory Phillips 8-3
Alex Evers (C) def. Myles Goforth 8-4
Raja Moughrabi (C) def. Eric Barr 8-6
Chandler Custer (C) def. Jae Yoo 8-3

Boys Doubles:

Lenoir/Derthick (C) def. Millwood/Goforth 8-3
Bell/Evers (C) def. Ozborn/Phillips 8-6
Barr/Yoo (H) def. Moughrabi/ Kolby Kendrick 8-4

Records:

Hixson Girls: 2-6 (Overall); 2-3 (District)
Hixson Boys: 4-3 (Overall); 3-2 (District)

Up Next: Monday, April 11 Vs. Ooltewah @ HOME. The Owls of Ooltewah always seem to have good team on the boys and girls side. I expect this year to be no different.