Marshall County senior tennis player, Hayden Jaco, advanced to the Region I singles championship game Wednesday against Paducah Tilghman’s Matthew Jones. Jaco had already secured his spot in the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament when he advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Addicus Hughes of CCA 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday and James Luke McGee of Tilghman on Monday in the quarter-finals 6-1, 6-0.
In the semi-final round, Jaco defeated Ty Crabtree of McCracken County 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the finals against Jones. Jaco lost to Jones 6-2, 6-4 following a 2-hour competitive match. With a record of 18-3, he will head to Lexington’s UK Hilary J. Boone/Downing Tennis Complex for the state tournament May 17-19.
The Marshall County team finished the regular season with the best record in program history. The boys finished 16-2 and the girls 14-4.
Marshall County Region 1 results:
Round 1 – girls singles
Lorch (St. Mary) defeated Courtney Phillips (Marshall) 6-2, 6-2
Mitchell (Graves) defeated Lindy King (Marshall) 6-1, 6-3
Round 1 – boys singles
Rush Robinson (Marshall) defeated Noah Ausbrook (CCA) 6-1, 6-2
Round 2 – boys singles
Sam Paul (Ballard) defeated Rush Robinson (Marshall) 6-0, 6-1
Round 1 girls doubles
Hilbrecht/Vanover (Murray) defeated Abbey Harrington/Jessica Wilcox 6-1, 4-6 (10-7)
Round 1 boys doubles
Morris/Puckett (Mayfield) defeated Parker Kerrick/Pratik Patel 6-2, 6-0
Eastwood/Hicks (Calloway) defeated Alex Chapman/Keifer Court 6-7, 6-0 (10-3)
