First of all, big thanks to all the parents who drove to Lee University today for our match with the Cleveland Raiders. Hopefully it was worth the drive to watch some tennis on such a picturesque campus. The DeVos Tennis Center (Pictured Above) is really a splendid facility, and I'm glad we got to play there. It was my first time playing Cleveland since taking the job at Hixson, and I hope we can come back!
The Cleveland Girls won their region last year, but that team had five seniors. We caught the Lady Raiders in a rebuilding year, and our girls managed to win pretty convincingly, 6-3. Whitney Clack stayed perfect on the season in singles, but she and Michelle Phillips could not keep their streak alive in doubles. Haylee Gossett won both her singles and doubles, as did Lydia Lindsey.
Our boys had their chances. Dylan Millwood won in singles and doubles, but the only other win we got was at #4 singles, with Kevin Nguyen (Pictured Below) outlasting his opponent, 8-6. All in all, a great learning experience for our young players.
Here are the results:
Hixson Girls def. Cleveland Girls 6-3
Singles:
Whitney Clack (H) def. Katherine Cantrell 8-6
Maddie Ohlsson (C) def. Michelle Phillips 8-6
Haylee Gossett (H) def. Briley Moore 8-2
Mallori Terry (C) def. Corynne Schannuth 8-4
Lydia Lindsey (H) def. Ansley McCarley 8-4
Emily Davis (H) def. Heidi Barringer 8-2
Doubles:
Cantrell/Ohlsson (C) def. Clack/Phillips 8-6
Gossett/Schannuth (H) def. Moore/Terry 9-8 (9-7)
Lindsey/Kayla Morgan (H) def. McCarley/Barringer 8-1
Record:
Hixson Girls 5-0 (Overall); 4-0 (District 6A/AA)
Cleveland Boys def. Hixson Boys 6-3
Singles:
Dylan Millwood (H) def. Zach Barringer 8-6
Roy Callahan (C) def. George Ozborn 8-4
Kevin Hutchinson (C) def. Cory Phillips 8-5
Kevin Nguyen (H) def. Jack Gibson 8-6
Matthew Harris (C) def. Rivers DeFries 8-5
Brett Howard (C) def. Nicholas Rodgers 8-3
Doubles:
Millwood/Ozborn (H) def. Barringer/Callahan 8-6
Hutchinson/Gibson (C) def. Phillips/Nguyen 8-4
Harris/Howard (C) def. DeFries/Lindsey 8-3
Record:
Hixson Boys 2-3 (Overall); 2-2 (District 6A/AA)
Up Next: Only one match next week, but it's a doozy. We head to Standifer Gap a week from today to play East Hamilton. Neither of these teams lost anyone of significance from the teams that beat us twice last season. My girls are greatly improved, while my boys are a bit weaker. The East Hamilton Girls team, are the defending District Champs, so my girls will have to play their best to have a chance. Should be fun to watch!
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