Tennis picks up one-day sweep against Sparta

The Pioneer and Lady Pioneer tennis teams played a rare doubleheader on Monday, taking on White County in their regularly scheduled match as well as a make-up of a previously rained-out contest.

By day?s end, WCHS had come away with a sweep, defeating the Warriors and Warriorettes in both boys? and girls? action during both matches.

With the wins, the Pioneers improved to 8-2 overall and 4-1 in District 7-AAA play, while the Lady Pioneers upped their record to 3-2 in district action and 6-4 overall.

In the make-up match, the Pioneers swept both doubles points and took four of five singles wins.

Morgan Gonder, Bobby Rampp, Salem McGregor and Russell Hitchcock all won their singles matches, and the doubles duos of Hitchcock and Gonder and Salem McGregor and Beck Spurlock also picked up victories as the Pioneers captured the match with a 6-1 team score.

In girls? action, Elisha Ray, Katy Campen, Holly Ray and Karlee Holcomb were all singles winners, but Warren County had to hold on for a 4-3 win as Sparta took one singles point and both doubles victories.

Warren County won the other boys match by a 6-0 fial, with Matthew Black, Roby Brown, Dakota McGregor and Sterling McClain sweeping the singles points. Black and Brown teamed together for a doubles win, as did Dakota McGregor and McClain.

The Lady Pioneers won their match 4-2, with Anne Claire Roberts, Allison Maxwell and Ashley Reuter winning their singles matches and the doubles duo of Sarah Weber and Amanda Reuter picking up another point.

WCHS returned to the court Tuesday, to face Siegel, and plays host to Lebanon today at 3:30.