WCMS tennis splits with Lewisburg
With the win, the Pioneers improved to 1-1 on the season, while the girls fell to 0-2.
In boys’ singles play, Bobby Rampp downed Lewisburg’s Alex Phelps 6-4 at the No. 1 spot, while Russell Hitchcock was a 6-4 winner over Vance Wallace at No. 2.
Morgan Gonder beat Zack Cross at No. 3 singles, winning 6-2, and Beck Spurlock was a 6-1 winner over Zack Dalton at No. 4.
Casey Myers won a 7-6 (3) match against Justin Barren at No. 6, while Taku Imoto took a tough 6-4 loss to Race Wilson at No. 5 for WCMS’s only defeat in singles play.
In doubles, the team of Rampp and Hitchcock downed Phelps and Wallace 7-5, while Gonder and Drew Green bested Zack Cook and Cody White 6-3.
The Lady Pioneers picked up a pair of singles wins, as Elizabeth Lavoie downed Elizabeth Chambers 6-1 at No. 2 and Savana Rutledge was a 6-2 winner over Megan Sanders at No. 6.
Jac Smartt and Holly Ray took a pair of close losses in singles action. Smartt fell 6-4 at No. 3, while Ray lost a tiebreak to Lyssa Wiles 7-6 (4).
In girls doubles play, Ray and Anne Claire Roberts downed Wiles and Erika Finley 6-3, and the duo of Sarah Williams and Sarah Weber won 6-0 over Jana Green and Allison Van Houser.
WCMS is scheduled to take on Murfreesboro’s Central Middle School at Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro today at 3:30.