WCHS netters sweep St. Andrews, fall short vs. Lebanon
With Thursday’s losses, the Pioneers fell to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in 7-AAA action, while the girls’ team dropped to 1-7 overall and stands at 0-5 in league play.
Travis Powers picked up the Pioneers’ only singles win Thursday, downing the Blue Devils’ Andrew Cotten 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4. Lebanon swept the remaining singles, matches, and won all three doubles sets for the 8-1 win.
In girls’ play, Lebanon swept all six singles matches, as well as the three doubles sets, to take a 9-0 win.
Earlier in the week, the Pioneers rolled to their own sweep, downing St. Andrews 8-0.
Powers topped Tony Cowell 8-5 at No. 1 singles, while Cameron Gonder won 8-0 over Ray Franks at No. 2. The No. 3 singles match saw Jacob Wilson top Andrew Hard 8-5, with Artie Fisher winning 9-8 (3) at No. 4 and Tyler Boyd topping David Ford 8-0 at No. 5. The No. 6 singles match went to Peter Hines, who beat David Graham 8-6.
In boys’ doubles play, Powers and Wilson beat Cowell and Ford 8-5, while Gonder and Fisher were an 8-4 winner over Franks and Hard.
The Lady Pioneers won five of six singles matches on their way to their first team win of the season. Kristen Sharpe downed Ann Hackney 8-2 at No. 1, while the No. three match went to Elisha Ray, who beat Bridget Mayfield 8-1. Karlee Holcomb beat Adren Pettrilla at No. 4, 8-3, and Brittany Williams was an 8-3 winner over Kris Ingle while Kimberly Pettigrew bested Diane Smith 8-0.
Doubles play saw Williams and Ray down Hackney and Dudley 8-2, while Emily Hobbs teamed with Mary Beth Gribble to win 8-4 over Mayfield and Pettrilla.
WCHS returns to action Tuesday, with a match against Oakland at MTSU.