March 20, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
The DCHS Tennis teams went to Livingston Academy Tuesday, March 19 and brought home a pair of wins over the Wildcats. Winners for the girls singles were Hannah McBride (9-7), Shelby Clayborn (8-3), and Katie Colwell (8-1) while Faith Judkins, Ashlee Thompson and Leah Davis lost their matches. In Doubles, Judkins and McBride teamed up for the win (8-3) as did Thompson and Clayborn (8-6) which gave the Lady Tigers a 5 to 3 victory for the match.
For the Tigers, Lance Davis (8-5), Garrett Hayes (8-4), Dosson Medlin (8-4), and Levi Driver (8-6) were all winners in their singles matches while Eli Cantrell and Gabe Angeles lost their matches. In doubles, Hayes and Driver teamed up for a 9-7 victory while Davis and Cantrell were upset in their match. The team of Angeles and Justin Washer were also ahead in their match, but the match had to be called because of darkness. Regardless, this gave the Tigers a 5 -3 victory over the rival Wildcats.
Both teams are scheduled to travel to Rhea County on Thursday, March 21. On Friday, the teams will host Watertown at 3:30. Home matches are played at the Smithville City courts across from the Smithville Golf Course and Swimming Pool.