Middle school tennis teams sweep Valdosta and Coffee

Published 11:15 pm Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Colquitt County middle school tennis teams tuned up for Saturday’s conference tournament by defeating Valdosta and Coffee on Tuesday at Valdosta Middle School.

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The matches against Coffee were originally scheduled for March 1, but were postponed and rescheduled as part of Tuesday’s doubleheaders.

The Lady Packers raised their record to 7-0 with a 5-0 win over Valdosta and a 4-1 victory over Coffee.

The Colquitt girls lost just four games against Valdosta.

At No. 1 singles, Anna Barber defeated Tunrola Asebroms 6-1; at No. 2, Shelby Thomas won over Mary Talley 6-0; and at No. 3, Carey Tyler defeated Alaina Lapham 6-2.

At No. 1 doubles, Avery Barber and Shianna Corley defeated Carliegh Thomas and Emily Posas 6-1, and at No. 2 doubles, Tanna Knight and Bella Underwood won over Abby Parks and Anna Rowe 6-0.

In an extra match, Rebecca Ward and Emma Kate Whatley won over Ally Orenstein and Abby Simmons 6-2.

Against Coffee, all three Colquitt singles players won 6-1, with Anna Barber defeating Sophia Winters, Thomas winning over Anna Grace Caves, and Tyler defeating Meagan Greene.

Corley and Avery Barber defeated Kameryn Graham and Hannah Streat 6-3, and Ward and Whatley lost to Sinince Pace and Brittany English 3-6.

In an extra match, Knight and Underwood lost to Heidi Spikes and Stephens Preston 3-6.

After defeating Valdosta 5-0 and Coffee 4-1, the middle school Packers are 7-1.

Against Valdosta, Lance Shealy at No. 1 singles won over Dane Tillman 6-0; Ashton Owens at No. 2 singels defeated Bobby Goddard 6-1; and Drew Davis at No. 3 singles won over Alan Nelson 6-1.

At No. 1 doubles, Jacob Holston and Jack Holloway won over Isaiah Mitchell and Noah Parker 6-1, and at No. 2 doubles, Owen Harrell an Tyler Robinson defeated Albert Barner and Keanu Thompson 6-1.

In an extra match, Jordan Mock and Ryan Merritt won over Alan Nelson and Griffin Saubert 6-0.

Colquitt swept the singles matches against Coffee.

Shealy won over Jason Tanner 6-1; Owens defeated Hank Carmichael 6-2; and Drew Davis downed Tyler Smith 6-0.

The Packers only loss was at No. 1 doubles where Holston and Holloway fell to Kanler Cumbass and Shannon Davis 6-7(5). Mock and Merritt played No. 2 doubles and won over Nathan Gowen and Harrison Steptoe 6-2.

In an extra match, Harrell and Robinson won over Grayson Beasley and Seth Hulett 6-1.