WCHS tennis teams split at Manchester

On Monday the Pioneer and Lady Pioneer tennis teams traveled to Manchester for a matchup against Coffee County. The boys improved to 3-1 on the season with a 5-3 win over the Red Raiders, while the Lady Pioneers dropped to 1-3 after falling to Coffee County 3-4.

In singles action Pioneer Robby Brown fell to Nathan Rutland 3-8 in the No.1 spot. Andrew Reuter defeated Mike Avery 8-3. Brian Wilson defeated Adam Williams 8-6. Sterling McClain won his match 8-3 over Josh Taylor. Mitchell Page won 8-0 over Nathan Simpson and Steven Salamar fell to Brady Murphy 6-8.

In doubles, Brown and McClain defeated Avery and Williams 8-6, while Reuter and Page fell to Rutland and Paul Wilkens 5-8.

For the Lady Pioneers, Holly Ray defeated Samantha Terrell 8-5 in singles. Anne Claire Roberts fell to Autumn Floyd 6-8, Ashley Reuter fell 1-8 to Jamie Taylor. Jamie Bush defeated Amy Henderson 8-6 and Sarah Weber fell to Kayla Gipson 8-9.

In doubles action Ray and Roberts defeated Taylor and Floyd 8-6, while Reuter and Bush fell to Lena Manning and Kristin Tolivar 6-8.

The WCHS tennis teams were scheduled to be at home on Tuesday for a District 7-AAA match against Cookeville. They’ll return to action Thursday, on the road at White County.