Tennis teams picked up wins last week

Posted April 19, 2012 at 1:42 pm

The Clinton County Racket Dawgs hit the courts heavy last week with matches that resulted in several wins for both teams.

On April 10, the Lady Racket Dawgs traveled to Pulaski County to take on the Lady Maroons, winning only one match in singles play.

Hailey Neal defeated her opponent for the only win of the meet, 7-5.

Bianca Soma lost her match, 8-2, Laura Groce, Maegan Harlan and Alissa Cook were shutout, 6-0, while Kiley Hoppe lost 6-1 in singles play.

In doubles competition, the team of Groce and Hoppe fell, 8-0, Katie Huff and Cook were defeated, 6-4 and Abby Craig and Harlan lost 6-0.

On Thursday, April 12, the Lady Racket Dawgs took on Cumberland County and won six matches while dropping five.

In singles play, it was Groce, Cook and Ashley Harper winning, 6-4, 6-1, and 6-3 respectively, while Harlan, Hoppe and Groce lost.

In doubles play, the team of Groce and Hoppe won 6-4, Cook and Huff defeated their opponents, 6-3 and Craig and Huff won, 6-1.

The team of Rachel Claborn and Harper lost a doubles match, 6-3, while Harlan and Craig fell, 6-3.

On Friday, April 13, Clinton County took on Barren County and only won one match out of nine.

The only win for Clinton County came in singles play as Alissa Cook defeated her opponent, 8-4.

Monday, April 16, the Lady Racket Dawgs traveled to Glasgow to face the Lady Scotties.

Soma won one of two singles matches, winning 8-0 for one match and losing 8-1 in her first match.

Hoppe won her singles match, 8-1, but Groce lost her match, 8-4.

In doubles competition, the team of Groce and Hoppe lost, 6-2 in their first match, but pulled out a win in their second doubles match, 6-1.

On the boys’ team, the Racket Dawgs also traveled to Pulaksi County Tuesday resulting in four wins and five losses.

In singles play, it was Jordan Vincent picking up the only singles win, 8-0.

Kolby Smith, Chris Cox, Zach McFall and Jarod Hunter all fell in their singles matches, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 and 7-6 respectively.

Matthew Savage rounded out singles play with a 7-6 loss.

Clinton County picked up three wins in doubles play with the team of Vincent and Smith, 8-3, Glen England and Haley Matthews, 6-4, and Clay Choate and Kyle Choate winning, 6-1.

On Thursday, April 12, the Racket Dawgs took on Cumberland County, picking up nine wins and only one loss.

Vincent, Smith, Matthews, England, McFall and Hunter all won their singles matches and the team picked up three out of four games in doubles competition for nine wins total for the match.

On Friday, April 13, the Racket Dawgs won three of nine matches against Barren County.

Vincent, Smith, and England won their singles matches, 7-6, 6-0 and 8-4 respectively.

Clinton County failed to pick up a win in doubles competition, losing three matches.

On Monday, April 16, Clinton County took on Glasgow and won two out of seven total matches.

The only two wins came in singles competition as Hunter and Savage won 8-1 and 8-3 respectively.

Smith, Chris Cox, McFall and the team of England and Matthews and Clay Choate and Kyle Choate lost their matches for a total of five losses for the meet.