What a difference 48 hours makes. We were all freezing our tails off two days ago in Dayton, and today could not have been better. I believe the temperature was a perfect 72 degrees at match time, with just a slight spring breeze-- which was not a factor during any of the matches. The weather was not all that was good on this day. As soon as I met up with Coach Jackson from East hamilton, he informed me that he was missing both of his #2 seeds. I pretty much knew then our life was going to be much easier.
On the boys' side of things, I'm not sure it would have made much of a difference. Everybody in the Hixson lineup had a good day. Even our one loss on the afternoon, was very close: Jacob Lindsey lost 7-9 in the #3 spot. Once again, Alex Condra took out a senior at #1-- the score was not even close, 8-2. Carl Phillips played a great match in the #2 slot, and together they were almost unstoppable in doubles. Kevin Nguyen, Richard Vuong, Rivers DeFries were also perfect on the day, winning in doubles and singles.
Completely different story on the girls' side. Let's face it: we caught a break facing this team without their true #2. The top half of the lineup lost in singles, but thankfully, our #4, 5 and 6 were able to win. Perhaps the biggest win of the day for the girls was at #4, Where Emily Gilreath played a great match against a solid player and held on for a win, 8-6. That proved to be the difference, because we won 2 out of 3 doubles. Emily Gilreath and her partner Maggie Ozborn were the only Lady Wildcats to stay perfect on the day.
Here are the results:
Hixson Girls def. East Hamilton Girls 5-4
Girls Singles:
Hannah Dattilo (EH) def. Whitney Clack 8-1
Noa Geyne (EH) def. Michelle Phillips 8-5
Shanna Love (EH) def. Haylee Gossett 8-6
Emily Gilreath (H) def. Jessica Peters 8-6
Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Meghan Gallups 8-1
Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Elizabeth Manning 8-3
Girls Doubles:
Clack/Phillips (EH) def. Dattilo/Gallups 8-1
Love/Geyne (EH) def. Gossett/Schannuth 9-7
Ozborn/Gilreath (H) def. Peters/Manning 8-0
Hixson Girls Record: 2-1 (Overall); 2-0 (District 6A/AA)
Hixson Boys def. East Hamilton Boys 8-1
Boys Singles:
Alex Condra (H) def. Daniel Jung 8-2
Carl Phillips (H) def. Dhru Patel 8-1
Erwin Kupris (EH) def. Jacob Lindsey 9-7
Kevin Nguyen (H) def. Michael Hanna 8-3
Richard Vuong (H) def. Dylan Brown 8-0
Rivers DeFries (H) def. Jose Hamoni 8-2
Boys Doubles:
Condra/Phillips (H) def. Patel/Kupris 8-3
Nguyen/Vuong (H) def. Hanna/Brown 8-5
Lindsey/DeFries (H) def. Hamoni/Tucker Kelly 8-1
Hixson Boyss Record: 3-0 (Overall); 2-0 (District 6A/AA)
UP NEXT: Monday, March 18 at Home against East Ridge. I don't expect much from East Ridge, this is only the second year they have had a team. I'll be looking to get some much needed experience for the bottom of our tennis ladders.
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