Spring Break: Time To Catch Up!

Well a lot has happened since I last posted on this here blog.  I must say, that I have been very busy this Spring, and since I do updates over on Facebook, I have not been very diligent about keeping up with our season over here.  I apologize.  I have decided to do one big blog with all the scores thus far in the season.  I will do a separate blog post for a summary of how we did at the Rotary Tournament.

I would like to mention that we are District 6-A/AA Champions once again-- Both the Boys and the Girls Teams!  We only have three regular season matches left, but all of those are against non-district foes (Cleveland, East Hamilton & Silverdale), which should give us some good competition heading into our post-season.  Our District Individual Tournament is scheduled for Monday & Tuesday, April 28-29.

All right, here are all the scores I've missed:

April 9, 2014

Hixson Boys Def. Boyd Buchanan Boys 8-1

Boys Singles:

Alex Contra (H) def. Joseph Fairchild 8-3

Richard Vuong (H) def. Jake Hardin 8-3

Carl Phillips (H) def. Grayson Hartness 8-3

Kevin Nguyen (H) def. Charlie Driver 8-1

Rivers De'Friese (H) def. David Zumbrun 8-3

Angel Salinas (H) def.  Luke Headrick 8-1

Boys Doubles:

Hartness/Hardin (B) def. Condra/Vuong 8-6

Phillips/Nguyen (H) def. Fairchild/Driver 9-8 (7-5)

De'Friese/Landon Goforth (H) def. David Zumbrun/Tanner Zumbrun 8-5

Hixson Boys Record: 9-2 (Overall); 6-0 (District 6-A/AA)

Boyd Buchanan Girls Def. Hixson Girls 9-0

Girls Singles:

Makenna Thomas (B) def. Michelle Phillips 8-3

Katie Delay (B) def.  Haylee Gossett 8-0 

Paige Zumbrun (B) def.  Emily Davis 8-4

Christina Amos (B) def. Caylee Schannuth 8-1

Shelby Brown (B) def. Corynne Schannuth 8-0

Libby Reynolds (B) def. Kinsey Woods 8-1

Girls Doubles:

Thomas/Delay (B) def. Phillips/Gossett 8-4

Zumbrun/Amos (B) def. Davis/Cor. Schannuth 8-4

Brown/Reynolds (B) def. Cay. Schannuth/Woods 8-1

Hixson Girls Record: 6-5 (Overall); 6-0 (District 6-A/AA)

April 8, 2014

With their wins over Red Bank,

Hixson Boys and Girls repeat as champions of District 6-A/AA

Hixson Boys Def. Red Bank Boys 8-1

Boys Singles:

Alex Contra (H) def. Cody Schmidt 8-1

Richard Vuong (H) def. Josh Reed 8-1

Carl Phillips (H) def. Daniel Cox 8-1

Kevin Nguyen (H) def. Gary Paradis 8-2

Rivers De'Friese (H) def. Austin Camp 8-3

Cody Baugh (R) def. Angel Salinas 8-4

Boys Doubles:

Condra/Vuong (H) def. Schmidt/Reed 8-1

Phillips/Nguyen (H) def. Cox/Paradis 8-4

De'Friese/London Goforth (H) def. Andrew Judd/Matthew Branding 8-0

Hixson Boys Record: 8-2 (Overall); 6-0 (District 6-A/AA)

Hixson Girls Def. Red Bank Girls 9-0

Girls Singles:

Michelle Phillips (H) def. Katie Lawson 8-0

Haylee Gossett (H) def. Rachel Thornbury 8-1

Emily Davis (H) def. Dasha Brown 8-3

Caylee Schannuth (H) def. Nadal Davis 9-7

Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Bailey Carlson 8-0

Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Megan Paradis 8-1

Girls Doubles:

Phillips/Gossett (H) def. Lawson/Thornbury 8-4

Davis/Cor. Schannuth (H) def. Brown/Paradis 8-4

Cay. Schannuth/Ozborn (H) def. A.K. Bork/Marina Moller 8-0

Hixson Girls Record: 6-4 (Overall); 6-0 (District 6-A/AA)

April 3, 2014

Hixson Boys def. Brainerd Boys 9-0

Boys Singles:

Alex Condra (H) def. Bernard King 8-2

Richard Vuong (H) def. Cameron Jeffries 8-1

Carl Phillips (H) def. Ralph Foster 8-1

Angel Salinas (H) def. Kobeia Ford 8-0

Ethan Gossett (H) def. Deshaun Fair 8-2

Landan Goforth (H0 def. Curtis Davis 8-0

Boys Doubles:

Phillips/Nguyen (H) def. King/Jeffries 8-2

DeFriese/Gossett (H) def. Foster/Fair 8-1

Salinas/Goforth (H) def. Ford/Moore 8-0

Hixson Boys Record: 7-2 (Overall); 5-0 (District 6-A/AA)

Hixson Girls def. Brainerd Girls 6-3

Girls Singles

Brittany Canty (B) def. Michelle Phillips 8-4

Brianna Canty (B) def. Haylee Gossett 8-4

Emily Davis (H) def. Kayla Corner 8-1

Caylee Schannuth (H) def. Porchia Turner 8-4

Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Dezreal Hutchinson 8-1

Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Careka Reed 8-0

Girls Doubles:

Canty/Canty (B) def. Phillips/Gossett 8-6

Davis/Schannuth (H) def. Hutchinson/Reed 8-1

Schannuth/Ozborn (H) def. Turner/Corner 8-3

Hixson Girls Record: 5-4 (Overall); 5-0 (District 6-A/AA)

April 1, 2014

Hixson Boys def. Lookout Valley Boys 9-0

Singles:

Carl Phillips (H) def. Spencer Adams 8-0

Rivers De'Friese (H) def. Earth Reed 8-0

Angel Salinas (H) def. Austin Yarborough 1-0 Retired

Ethan Gossett (H) def. Eran Jones 8-0

Landon Goforth (H) def. Lucas Wright 8-0

Alex Condra (H) won by Forfeit

Doubles:

Phillips/De'Friese (H) def. Adams/Yarborough 8-0

Salinas/Goforth (H) def. Reed/Wright 8-2

Gossett/Vuong (H) won by Forfeit

Hixson Girls def. Lookout Valley Girls 9-0

Singles:

Haylee Gossett (H) def. Devan Smith 8-1

Emily Davis (H) def. Caitlin Orwell 8-1

Caylee Schannuth (H) def. Jessica Thacker 8-2

Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Emily Rogers 8-0

Kinsey Woods (H) def. Raven Smith 8-5

Aimee Hebert (H) def. Tessa Croft 6-5 Retired

Doubles:

Ozborn/Phillips (H) def. Smith/Orwell 8-0

Gossett/Woods (H) def. Thacker/Rogers 8-1

Schannuth/Hebert (H) def. Smith/ Maggie Coffery 8-6

March 31, 2014 

Hixson Boys def. East Ridge Boys 7-0

Boys Singles:

Carl Phillips (H) def. Nick Melton 8-0

Rivers DeFriese (H) def. James Carroll 8-0

Angel Salinas (H) def. Nick Gray 8-0

Ethan Gossett (H) def. William Richardson 8-1

Landon Goforth (H) def. Rolando Andres 8-0

Boys Doubles:

DeFriese/Gossett (H) def. Melton/Carroll 8-1

Salinas/Goforth (H) def. Gray/Richardson 8-0

Hixson Boys Record: 5-2 (Overall); 3-0 (District 6-A/AA)

Hixson Girls def. East Ridge Girls 8-1

Girls Singles:

Emily Davis (H) def. Sarah Barnes 8-2

Caylee Schannuth (H) def. Payten Perry 8-1

Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Makayla Johnson 8-0

Corrynne Schannuth (H) def. Haven Silvers 8-1

Kinsey Woods (H) def. Caylee Wilson 8-1

Aimee Hebert (H) def. Hardi Patel 9-7

Girls Doubles:

Davis/Cor. Schannuth (H) def. Johnson/Silvers 8-3

Cay.Schannuth/Ozborn (H) def. Barnes/Johanna Hernandez 8-1

Perry/Wilson (ER) def Woods/Hebert 8-4

Hixson Girls Record: 3-4 (Overall); 3-0 (District 6-A/AA)

March 27, 2014

Hixson Boys Def. Van Buren 7-2

Alex Campbell (V) def. Angel Salinas 8-5

Ethan Gossett (H) def. Garth Duncan 8-2

Landon Goforth (H) def. Ryan Davis 8-3

Alex Condra won by Forfeit

Richard Vuong won by Forfeit

Carl Phillips won by Forfeit

Campbell/Davis (V) def. Salinas/Goforth 8-5

Gossett/Vuong (H) won by Forfeit

Phillips/Nguyen (H) won by Forfeit

Hixson Girls Def. Van Buren Girls 9-0

Singles:

Caylee Schannuth (H) def. Allison Yates 8-1

Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Kayla Hill 8-0

Kinsey Woods won by Forfeit

Aimee Hebert won by Forfeit

Michelle Phillips won by Forfeit

Emily Davis won by Forfeit

Doubles:

Woods/Hebert (H) def. Yates/Hill 9-7

Schannuth/Schannuth (H) won by Forfeit

Haylee Gossett/Maggie Ozborn (H) won by Forfeit

March 24, 2014

Notre Dame Boys Def. Hixson Boys 7-2

Singles: 

Charles Jabaley (N) def. Alex Condra 8-0

J.R. Davis (N) def. Richard Vuong 8-3

Andrew Lisy (N) def. Kevin Nguyen 8-4

Carl Phillips (H) def. Aaron Marini 8-6

Rivers De'Friese (H) def. Nick Coronis 8-0

Matt Andrews (N) def. Ethan Gossett 8-4

Doubles:

Jabaley/Davis (N) def. Condra/Vuong 8-6

Lisy/Andrews (N) def. Phillips/Vuong 8-3

Marini/Coronis (N) def. De'Friese/Gossett 8-6

Notre Dame Girls Def. Hixson Girls 8-1

Singles

Sarah Joyce (N) def. Michelle Phillips 8-6

Sarah Faith Ingell (N) def. Haylee Gossett 8-0

Mary Margaret Haywood (N) def. Caylee Schannuth 8-1

Katie Linsey (N) def. Maggie Ozborn 8-2

Jessica Moore (N) def. Corynne Schannuth 8-0

Lauren Collins (N) def. Kinsey Woods (8-1)

Doubles:

Phillips/Gossett (H) def. Joyce/Lindsey 8-6

Ingell/Haywood (N) def. Schannuth/Schannuth 8-0

Hannah Cashett/Elizibeth Carman (N) def. Ozborn/Woods 8-2

March 21, 2014

Signal Mountain Boys def. Hixson Boys 5-4

Singles:

Alex Condra (H) def. Jason Morris 8-5

Richard Vuong (H) def. Luke Blentlinger 8-4

Zach Brown (S) def. Kevin Nguyen 8-4

Carl Phillips (H) def. Micajah Tucker 8-5

Grant Williams (S) def. Rivers De'Friese 4-1, Retired

Thomas Thelen (S) def. Ethan Gossett 8-3

Doubles:

Condra/Vuong (H) def. Morris/Blentlinger 9-7

Brown/Tucker (S) def. Phillips/Nguyen 8-6

Williams/Theylin (S) def. De'Friese/Gossett 8-6

Signal Mountain Girls Def. Hixson Girls 5-4

Singles:

Michelle Phillips (H) def. Anna Cameron 8-5

Allwyn Fisher (S) def. Haylee Gossett 8-6

Emily Davis (H) def. Hanna Skinner 8-6

Mary Elizabeth Wakim (S) def. Caylee Schannuth 8-6

Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Sarah Price 8-4

Sarah Kate Bailey (S) def. Corynne Schannuth 8-0

Doubles:

Cameron/Fisher (S) def. Gossett/Davis 9-7

Wakim/Bailey (S) def. Phillips/Cay. Schannuth 8-6

Ozborn/Cor. Schannuth (H) def. Skinner/Price 8-6

Stay Strong, Boston.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the People of Boston today.  I found out what had happened during our match against East Ridge.  

Hixson Boys and Girls won today.  Here are the full results:

Hixson Girls def. East Ridge Girls 9-0

Girls Singles:

Whitney Clack def. Anna Millard 8-0

Emily Gilreath def. Ruby Hambrick 8-1

Maggie Ozborn def. Lindsey Lee 8-1

Corynne Schannuth def. Sarah Barnes 8-0

Lydia Lindsey def. Kiava Ballard 8-0

Caylee Schannuth def. Ashley Holt 8-0

Girls Doubles:

Clack/Lindsey def. Lee/Barnes 8-1

Gilreath/Ozborn def. Hambrick/Kendra Smith 8-1

Cor. Schannuth/Cay. Schannuth def. Millard/Holt 8-2

Hixson Boys def. East Ridge Boys 9-0

Boys Singles:

Rivers De'Friese def. Preston Kirby 8-6

Landon Goforth def. Nicholas Melton 8-1

Ethan Gossett def. William Richardson 8-1

Alex Condra wins by forfeit

Richard Vuong wins by forfeit

Jacob Lindsey wins by forfeit

Boys Doubles:

Gossett/Goforth def. Kirby/Melton 8-4

Lindsey/De'Friese  win by forfeit

Kevin Nguyen/Richard Vuong win by forfeit

UP NEXT: Tuesday, April 16 CSAS at home.  I expect CSAS to be at full strength and looking for a little revenge tomorrow on the boys side.  The girls have a tough one on their hands too.  Should be good.  The Showdown Part Deux?

Wildcats Sweep Away the Pioneers.

Well our first day back from Spring Break and we had to make up a rained out match with East Ridge.  You never know what you're going to get from your players after vacation.  I'm sure many of them did not pick up a racquet over the break.  I think it turned out okay, and was probably, in the end, more productive than having a practice.  Both teams won easily 9-0.  

Not really much to say about the matches, except that East Ridge is only in their second year of having a tennis program after a four year absence.  Many of the players on the other side of the net are playing their first meaningful high school matches this year.  With that in mind, I gave our top seeded players the day off.  I told our players to play hard, but to be extra courteous to the East Ridge players.  We did not want the Pioneers to experience any sort of bad sportsmanship on our part.  Our area needs tennis in as many high schools as possible.  The last thing we want is for these kids to feel like they are being shown up, then not come out for tennis next year.  I thought our kids did a great job today as ambassadors of the sport of tennis.  Very proud of the Wildcats today!

Full results here:

 

 

Hixson Girls def. East Ridge Girls 9-0

Girls Singles:

Emily Gilreath def. Ruby Hambrick 8-0

Maggie Ozborn def. Sarah Barnes 8-2

Corynne Schannuth def. Linsay Lee 8-0

Emily Davis def. Kendra Smith 8-0

Lydia Lindsey def. Brooke Culver 8-0

Caylee Schannuth def. Joanna Hernandez 8-1

Girls Doubles:

Gilreath/Ozborn def. Habrick/Smith 8-1

Cor. Schannuth/Davis def. Barnes/Lee 8-0

Lindsey/Cay. Schannuth def. Culver/Arisha Paige 8-0

Hixson Boys def. East Ridge Boys 9-0

Boys Singles:

Rivers De'Friese def. Nicholas Melton 8-0

Ethan Gossett def. Nicholas Gray 8-1

Landon Goforth def. Travis Crabtree 8-3

Alex Condra wins by forfeit

Carl Phillips wins by forfeit

Jacob Lindsey wins by forfeit

Boys Doubles:

Gossett/Goforth def. Melton/Gray 8-0

Condra/Phillips  win by forfeit

Kevin Nguyen/Richard Vuong win by forfeit

Records:

Hixson Girls: 4-2 (Overall); 4-0 (District 6-A/AA)

Hixson Boys: 5-1 (Overall); 4-0 (District 6-A/AA)

UP NEXT: Wednesday, April 3 @ Cleveland.  Not exactly sure what to expect from the Blue Raiders, but they are usually tough.  They play their home matches on the campus of Lee University, which is a great setting for tennis.  Should be fun! 

Hixson Sweeps East Ridge.

Well as you can see from the above picture, which I took this afternoon, they are almost finished resurfacing courts #10, 11 & 12 at the Racquet Club of Chattanooga. They should be playable by the end of the week. Unfortunately, we had our first home match today. So instead of playing a the Racquet Club, we played over at the Old Hixson Middle School courts. Those courts are actually pretty nice, as they were resurfaced last summer. The problem is that there are no restroom facilities. We won't have another home match until after Spring Break. This was the only early home match I scheduled, because East Ridge was not sure where they would be playing their home matches.

Why, you might be asking? Well this is the first year East Ridge has fielded a team since the Spring of '08. We didn't even find out they were going to have a team until late January. Since they are in our district we had to schedule a home and an away match.

As I mentioned in my last post, first year programs are generally not going to be very competitive. Just about all of the Lady Pioneers are brand new to the sport, and even some of the boys. All in all, I think they did great, and I am so happy that East Ridge has a coach who's willing to spend some time with those kids on a court.

I also thought, under the circumstances, all of my players did a good job displaying good sportsmanship. Sometimes these kinds of lopsided matches can get unfriendly in a hurry. There was none of that today.

Here are the results:

Hixson Girls def. East Ridge Girls, 9-0

Girls' Singles:

Haylee Gossett (H) def. Ann Millard, 8-0
Corynne Schannuth (H) def. Ruby Haumbrick, 8-0
Emily Gilreath (H) def. Kayli McKee, 8-0
Lydia Lindsey (H) def. Jasmine Xayravong, 8-0
Maggie Ozborn (H) def. Sarah Burns, 8-0
Kayla Morgan (H) def. Kiana Bullard, 8-1

Girls' Doubles:

Gilreath/Lindsey (H) def. Millard/McKee, 8-0
Ozborn/Morgan (H) def. Haumbrick/Tara Crissman, 8-0
Emily Davis/Karina Iksanova (H) def. Xayravong/Burns, 8-0

Records:
Hixson 3-0 (Overall); 3-0 (District 6A/AA)
East Ridge 0-2 (Overall); 0-2 (District 6A/AA)


Hixson Boys def. East Ridge Boys, 9-0

Boys' Singles:

Dylan Millwood (H) def. Colton Cruse, 8-1
George Ozborn (H) def. Matt Whisenaut, 8-1
Cory Phillips (H) def. Cody Poe, 8-2
Kevin Nguyen (H) def. Robert Foster, 8-0
Jacob Lindsey (H) def. Will Holloway, 8-0
Rivers DeFries (H) def. Justin Hitchcock, 8-0

Boys' Doubles:

Phillips/Nguyen (H) def. Cruse/Whisenaut, 8-4
Ozborn/Lindsey (H) def. Foster/Holloway, 8-3
DeFries/Nicholas Rodgers (H) def. Poe/Hitchcock, 8-3

Records:
Hixson 2-1 (Overall); 2-1 (District 6A/AA)9
East Ridge 0-2 (Overall); 0-2 (District 6A/AA)

Up Next: At CSAS. The boys have their work cut out for them. This is the defending district champs, and they only lost one player from their top six. The girls will also have a fight on their hands, but I suspect if we play as well as I know we can, we could remain unblemished in District play.