WCMS sweeps season finale at Crossville
A pair of victories allowed Warren County Middle?s tennis teams to close their seasons on a high note Tuesday.
The Pioneers edged their hosts from Crossville 9-8, completing an 8-1 record for the spring, while the Lady Pioneers brought home an impressive 10-2 win, wrapping up their own winning season with a 5-4 record.
The matches featured plenty of action, especially on the boys? side, where 10 singles sets and seven doubles pairings were featured.
Warren County won four of the singles points, and captured victories in five out of seven doubles matches.
In singles, No. 2 seed Thomas Locke captured a 6-1 victory over Crossville?s Casey Greene, while Matthew Zahn won over Justin Waldo in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (4), at No. 6.
Other singles wins came from No. 8 Cody Sydenstricker, who defeated Chris Davenport 7-5, and Austin Sauer, who won 6-2 over Crossville?s Trent Bailey at No. 9.
In doubles play, Dustin Morris and Locke defeated Cody Marsh and Levi Nelson 6-3 at the No. 1 position, while Zahn and Sauer teamed to win 6-4 over Jake Wallace and Andrew Wyatt at No. 4.
Two Pioneer duos scored wins over Crossville?s Robert McDonald and Andrew Bryant. Seth Grissom and Tim Ortez won their match 6-4, while Grant Seaborn and Seth Grissom were 6-2 winners over the Cumberland County team. The Pioneers? final win came at No. 7 doubles, where Will Marttala and Mitchell Fuqua defeated Dalton Maynard and Barry Bressler 6-1.
Victories for the Lady Pioneers in singles play started at the No. 1 position, where Stacey Rampp defeated Layla Franklin 6-4. Kat McCormick won over Sidney Delvers 7-6 (5) at No. 2, while Laura Martinez topped Olivia McCoy 6-2.
Peyton Baker shut out Jessica Nelson 6-0 at No. 5 singles, while Jamie Tittsworth blanked Erin Bailey 6-0 at No. 6 and Emily Phillips won 6-2 over Bryana Guerin.
WCMS swept the girls doubles points, with Rampp and McCormick teaming to top Franklin and Delvers 6-1 and Christina Jennings and partner Martinez winning 7-6 (5) over Nelson and Nithya Kanagasegar. Baker and Tittsworth were 6-4 winners over McCoy and Bryana Holt, while Phillips and Susie Brown scored a 6-3 win over Bailey and Guerin.