Pioneer netters swept by Siegel
The Lady Pioneer tennis team suffered a close loss, while the Pioneers were blanked by district foes Siegel Tuesday afternoon.
In girls play, Warren County won two of five singles matches and split the day’s two doubles matches to fall 4-3. The team remains winless at 0-5 on the year.
The Pioneers, who dropped to 1-4, only managed wins in an exhibition singles match and an exhibition doubles set, as they were shut out by the Stars, 7-0.
Kristin Sharpe downed Casie Luna 8-3 at No. 3 singles, and Katy Campen was an 8-3 winner over Sonia Argarwal at No. 4.
Several of the Lady Pioneers’ other singles sets were decided by close scores. Elisha Ray fell to the Lady Stars’ Ann Sant Amour 8-6 at No. 1, and Karlee Holcomb lost at No. 2 to Amy Heathcott 8-4. At No. 5, Brittany Williams fell to Margaret Cho by an 8-6 score.
In doubles, Ray and Sharpe teamed to beat Heathcott and Agarwal 8-5, but Holcomb and partner April Kirby lost 8-4 to Sant Amour and Luna.
In boys action, Jacob Wilson lost to Brandon Verble 8-3 at No. 1, while Travis Powers lost 8-1 to Chris Hale. Jay Koelbl and Blake Hitchcock were downed 8-0 at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively, by Cody Lokits and David Melvin, and Morgan Gonder lost 8-2 to James Hayes at No. 5.
In doubles, Wilson and Powers lost to Verble and Hale 8-3, and William Collier and Koelbl fell to Travis Moody and Nick Christianson 8-4 at No. 2.
In boys exhibition matches, Andrew Brock won big over Siegel’s Jeff Lloyd, taking an 8-2 victory, while the doubles team of Travis Gay and Bobby Rampp topped Jimmy Taylor and Jarein Arney 8-4.