Padgetts advance to round two of Regional Tennis Tournament

Elizabeth Padgett with a return against St. Mary's Olivia Ellison in her round one win at the Regional Tournament.
Elizabeth Padgett with a return against St. Mary’s Olivia Ellison in her round one win at the Regional Tournament.

PADUCAH – Regional Tennis Tournament matches got underway on Saturday, May 2nd, at the Lone Oak tennis complex. Two Marshall County singles players won their matches on Saturday to advance to the next round of play on Monday.

Elizabeth Padgett beat Olivia Ellison (St. Mary) 6-1, 6-2 and Adam Padgett beat Jaewon Kang (Calloway) 6-2, 6-4.
Elizabeth advanced to play Emily Whitnell (Graves County) losing that match 2-6, 1-6 while Adam played Eddie Lam (McCracken County) losing 0-6, 0-6.

Hannah Travis (left) and Nikki Fehrenbacher discuss strategies with Coach Tyler during their match against Bowland and Zetter from Mayfield.
Hannah Travis (left) and Nikki Fehrenbacher discuss strategies with Coach Tyler Brockman during their match against Bowland and Zetter from Mayfield.

In Saturday’s opening round, two Marshall County doubles team took their matches to a third set tie-breaker, both suffering losses. The girl’s doubles team of Nikki Fehrenbacher and Hannah Travis split sets with Mayfield’s Bowland and Zetter, 6-4, 6-7, going on to lose the third set tie-breaker 5-10.

The boy’s pair of Conner Jones and Sam Gold split sets with Graves County’s Mathis and Brickeen, 6-4, 3-6, losing the third tie-breaker set that went back and forth between both pairs before Graves County went up by two at 9-11 for the win.

Marshall County results from Saturday’s round one of the Regional Tennis Tournament. (More photos below)

Elizabeth Padgett (Marshall) vs. Olivia Ellison (St. Mary) WIN 6-1, 6-2
Cailen Vincent (Marshall) vs. Emily West (Tilghman) LOSS 0-6, 0-6
Harrington/Frazier (Marshall) vs. Kauffman/Shiben (McCracken) LOSS 0-6, 0-6
Fehrenbacher/Travis (Marshall) vs. Bowland/Zetter (Mayield) LOSS 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 5-10

Adam Padgett (Marshall) vs. Jaewon Kang (Calloway) WIN 6-2, 6-4
Alex Chapman (Marshall) vs. Richard Null (Mayfield) LOSS 0-6, 4-6
Jones/Gold (Marshall) vs. Mathis/Brickeen (Graves County) LOSS 6-4, 3-6, 9-11
Forbis/Lawson (Marshall) vs. Wadlington/Yates (McCracken) LOSS 3-6, 0-6

“I’m very proud of the season that both our teams had this year”, Head Coach Tyler Brockman said. “We had two individuals that were one win away from qualifying for the state tennis tournament. We also had a doubles team which was seeded #4 at the regional tournament. I can’t remember the last time that we had a team seeded that high in the region. Those accomplishments are a testament to the hard work and effort that our kids put in this season. I think our program is on the right track and continuing to get better each season. I look forward to seeing how our girls improve over the next year because we have a lot of our team back next season. We are losing most of our boys team to graduation but it will be exciting to see who comes out to play next season and to watch their improvement over the course of the season.”

It was an all-McCracken final in both singles and doubles. Below are the final results from the Regional Tournament.
Boys Singles Final:
Vincent Shiben (McCracken) defeats Eddie Lam (McCracken): 6-3,6-2

Girls Singles Final:
Michelle McKamey (McCracken) defeats Taylor Sprouse (McCracken): 6-0,7-5

Boys Doubles Final:
Tommy Hagan/Logan McKinney (McCracken) defeats Pat Wadlingyon/ Daniel Yates (McCracken): 6-0,6-0

Girls Doubles Final:
Madelyn Kauffman/Sophia Shiben (McCracken) defeats Mesa Trimm/Jacie Trimm (McCracken): 6-1,6-2