In Prep tennis action on Wednesday, continual improvement was the word of the day. In high school tennis, the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders traveled to Tullahoma to take on their cross-county rival Wildcasts. In girl’s play the Coffee Co girls swept the Lady Wildcats of Tullahoma by a score of 7-0. Winning scores were Karlee Reed( 8-5). Alex Crossland( 8-6), Maddie Taylor( 8-1), Savannah Hodge(8-4)
and Kayla Wright(8-3) in singles play. In doubles action, the teams of Reed/Taylor and Crossland/Hodge each won their matchups. The Lady Raiders are 4-2 on the season and 3-0 in the district.
In boys action, the Red Raiders lost 6-1 but continue to show improvement as they gain valuable experience. Jay Patel picked his 1st win of the year by a score of 8-6 to earn the boy’s lone match win. The boys are 0-5 on the season and 0-3 in the district. The CHS tennis teams travel to Franklin County on Thursday with matches beginning at 4:00 PM
In middle school tennis, the Westwood Rockets tied Shelbyville on Wednesday for their first positive outcome of their inaugural season. Xander Jones, Khristian Manns, Matthew Miller, Braeden Massicotte all won in singles. While Jones and Manns combined for a doubles win over Shelbyville.
The Lady Rockets dropped a 9 to 3 decision as Natalie Elzeer, Kara Roper, and Rosalyn Massey won in singles play over the Lady Eagles The Rockets and Lady Rockets travel to the mountain for their next match to take on St. Andrew’s Sewanee. That match is scheduled for Thursday, April 16th and will begin at 4:00 PM.
