WCMS tennis teams split with Lewisburg

The boys tennis team from Warren County Middle School continued its successful spring Monday, rolling past Lewisburg 8-2 at the Civic Center courts to improve to 4-1 on the year.

The Pioneers made a clean sweep in singles matches, winning all six points. Top-seed Dustin Morris won his match over Conner Kennedy 7-6 (13), while Thomas Locke was a 6-3 winner over Justin Killian at No. 2. Mitchell Fuqua, playing in the third slot, downed Zach Huitt 6-3, while Matthew Harmon and Will Marttala blanked Thomas Wilson and Luke Anderson, respectively, 6-0 at the No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Grant Seaborn completed the sweep at No. 6, beating Trey Sellars 6-1.

In doubles play, Morris teamed with Kazuya Saso to defeat Killian and Huitt 6-4, while Cory Sydenstricker and Austin Sauer, the No. 2 doubles duo for WCMS, downed Wilson and Anderson 7-6 (4).

The Lady Pioneers weren?t as fortunate in their match, slipping back under .500 with a 10-0 loss.

Playing No. 5 singles, Peyton Baker came as close to a victory as any of her Lady Pioneer teammates, but fell just short in her match against Tara Adcock, losing 7-6 (5). Stacey Rampp, Kat McCormick, Jamie Tittsworth, Laura Martinez and Emily Phillips also suffered singles losses, while in doubles the teams of Rampp and McCormick, Baker and Martinez, Tittsworth and Amanda Martin and Lucy Hale and Susie Brown were all defeated by their counterparts from Marshall County.

The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers were scheduled to take on Siegel on the road Tuesday afternoon.