Well folks, we've reached the midway point in our season. We have got 14 games on the schedule, and today we finished up #7 in fine fashion. Believe it or not, this was the first match of the season at the Racquet Club! It felt good to have a little home court advantage!
It was an absolute nail-biter for the Girls' team. We went in a little weaker than usual, because my #4 Seed, Corynne Schannuth, could not play due to soreness in her back. I wasn't too terribly concerned, because our girls won fairly easily the last time out, but I was forced to play some girls in doubles who had never really played together. Emily Gilreath filled in admirably for Coyrnne winning both her doubles (with Haylee Gossett) and her singles matches. While they didn't win, I thought Lydia Lindsey and Emily Davis did a terrific job in the #3 doubles slot-- they narrowly lost 7-9. Michelle Phillips also had a great day, winning her singles match and teaming up with Whitney Clack to win at #1 doubles. Big win for Emily Davis in the #6 slot, which ended up being the difference in the overall team match!
It was a little easier for the Boys. I think I may have found a solution for our doubles woes. Last time we played Central, we lost two out of three doubles matches, but this time we won two of three. That makes it a heck of a lot easier to get to five. George Ozborn turned in a great performance at #2 singles (winning 8-1), and he and Dylan Millwood managed to hold on to win at #1 doubles, 9-7. Corey Phillips and Rivers Defries both won their singles matches and teamed up together at #3 doubles to win as well. Also wanted to call your attention to Jacob Lindsey, who managed to beat the same player he lost to the first time we faced the Purple Pounders. Good job all around on the boys side!
Here are the full results:
Hixson Girls def. Central Girls 5-4
Girls' Singles:
Autumn Baker (C) def. Whitney Clack 8-5
Michelle Phillips (H) def. Christy Loden 8-4
Alex Bonner (C) def. Haylee Gossett 8-1
Emily Gilreath (H) def. Erin Jones 8-5
Tiffany Murray (C) def. Lydia Lindsey 9-8 (7-2)
Emily Davis (H) def. Alex Cotter 8-6
Girls' Doubles:
Clack/Phillips (H) def. Baker/Loden 8-4
Gossett/Gilreath (H) def. Bonner/Jones 8-5
Murray/Abigail Bell (C) def. Lindsey/Davis 9-7
Hixson Girls Record:
6-1 (Overall); 5-1 (District 6A/AA)
Hixson Boys def. Central Boys 6-3
Boys' Singles:
John Mitchell (C) def. Dylan Millwood 8-1
George Ozborn (H) def. Jeff Chastain 8-1
Cory Phillips (H) def. Walt Braley 8-3
Blake Ragsdale (C) def. Kevin Nguyen 8-2
Jacob Lindsey (H) def. Andrew Vickers 8-5
Rivers DeFries (H) def. Kevin Chang 8-2
Boys' Doubles:
Ozborn/Millwood (H) def. Mitchell/Braley 9-7
Chastain/Vickers (C) def. Lindsey/Nguyen 8-6
Phillips/DeFries (H) def. Ragsdale/Chang 8-4
Hixson Boys Record:
3-4 (Overall); 3-3 (District 6-A/AA)
UP NEXT: Wednesday, April 11 @ Signal Mountain. This might be the best all around (Boys and Girls) team we've faced so far. Signal Mountain is well coached, and very experienced. Should be a good learning experience!
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