Tennis serves up sweep vs. VBHS

For the second time in as many weeks, the Warren County tennis teams swept Van Buren County, downing the Eagles and Lady Eagles during their match Monday afternoon at Fall Creek Falls.

The boys’ team picked up a clean sweep, topping their VBHS counterparts 7-0 to improve to 5-2 on the season, and the Lady Pioneers lost just one singles match, winning by a 6-1 team score to up their record to 2-5.

In boys’ action, the Pioneers lost just two games in their five singles matches and two doubles contests.

Jacob Wilson won 8-0 over Caleb Campbell at No. 1 singles, and the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds — Blake Hitchcock and Morgan Gonder, also shut out their opponents, downing Van Buren’s Colby Wheeler and William Hall, respectively.

Russell Hitchcock faced slightly more resistance against K.C. Cope, but picked up a lopsided 8-2 win in the No. 4 slot, and Ryan Watlington won by default at No. 5.

In doubles play, Wilson and Blake Hitchcock shut out Campbell and Wheeler, while Gonder and Russell Hitchcock topped Hall and Cope 8-0.

The Lady Pioneers took four of five singles matches, with Kristen Bouldin’s hard-fought 9-8 loss to Kayla Mooneyham the only mark against them on the day.

Elisha Ray downed Amelia Bouldin 8-3, while Brittany Williams was an 8-0 winner over Elizabeth Cope and Katy Campen topped Desiree Dodson 8-1. Allison Maxwell defeated Amy Muscarnera 8-2 in the No. 5 singles slot.

Doubles play saw Ray and Williams edge Bouldin and Cope 8-6, while Campen and Bouldin defeated Dodson and Mooneyham by an identical 8-6 score.

In a practice mixed doubles match, Watlington and the Lady Pioneers’ Amanda Reuter downed Muscarnera and Dewayne Neese 8-2.

WCHS was scheduled to take on Lebanon at home on Tuesday, and will play host to Cookeville on Thursday.