WCMS splits with Shelbyville

The Warren County Middle School tennis teams split against Shelbyville on Wednesday, with the boys picking up a strong 6-1 win while the girls were handed a tough 4-3 loss.

In boys’ action, the Pioneers won four of five doubles matches and both singles matches. Bobby Rampp was a 6-0 winner over Justin Gordon, while Morgan Gonder won 6-2 against Tracy Preston.

In doubles, Gonder and Rampp downed Gordon and Preston 6-1, while Russell Hitchcock and Beck Spurlock took a 6-0 win over Zack Smith and Drew Cockran.

Two other WCMS teams downed Smith and Cockran during the match, as Drew Green and Houston Simmons won 6-1, and Chandler Cantrell teamed with Robby Brown for a 7-5 win. Taku Imoto and Casey Myers lost to Gordon and Preston for the Pioneers’ only defeat.

The Lady Pioneers picked up a doubles win from Elizabeth Lavoie and Jac Smartt, who won 6-4 over Lori Freeman and Cassie Swafford, and got another victory from the tandem of Catherine Hill and Savanna Rutledge, who downed Lindsey Slaughter and Mary Alcorn 6-3. Holy Ray won 6-2 over Swafford for Warren County’s only singles victory.