Netters sweep Sparta

Thursday at the Civic Center tennis courts, the Pioneer and Lady Pioneer tennis teams improved on their season records with a sweep of White County.

The Pioneers defeated the Warriors 7-0 to up their record to 8-2 on the season and 4-2 in District 7-AAA play. The Lady Pioneers slipped past the Warriorettes with a 4-3 victory and improved to 3-7 on the year and 2-4 in district play.

No.1 seed Andy Vance defeated White County?s Ross Jolley 8-3 in singles play. Morgan Gonder escaped with a 8-5 win over Justin Turney. Salem McGregor defeated Josh Brown 8-5. Matthew Black defeated Jacob Spivey 9-8. Beck Spurlock defeated Tyler Brady 8-4 and in exhibition play, Brian Wilson defeated Kevin Honaker 8-4.

In doubles play Spurlock and Salem McGregor defeated Jolley and Brown 8-4. Black and Dakota McGregor won their doubles match over Turney and Honaker 8-5 for the Pioneer sweep.

For the Lady Pioneers, No.1 seed Katie Campen fell in her match to Audrey Wyatt 6-8. Holly Ray came away with a Lady Pioneer victory by defeating Allison Wilson 8-6. Anne Claire Roberts defeated Kim Madge 9-7. Ashley Reuter fell to Rachel Ragovin 6-8. Mio Nakagawa won her match 8-4 over Star Simpson.

Campen and Ray teamed together and defeated Wyatt and Wilson 4-8. Roberts and Jamie Bush fell to Madge and Ragovin 4-8.

The Pioneer and Lady Pioneers will be on the road on Monday to take on Coffee County.