Tennis teams turn focus to regionals May 18-22

Laney Evans with a return in her match against Charli Stanley of Mayfield. Evans lost that match (8-3) but followed it up with a win on Tuesday (8-0) against her Calloway County opponent. Photo: Kevin Court

In tennis matches on Monday and Tuesday, the girls split their matches falling 9-0 to Mayfield and winning 7-2 against Calloway County while the boys swept both of their matches – 7-2 over Mayfield and 7-2 over Calloway.

On their home court against Mayfield on Monday, four singles wins for the boys’ team came from Kiefer Court (8-0), Kian Court (8-1), Rush Robinson (8-0) and Elston Evans (8-2). Doubles match wins were notched by Court and Court (8-3), Jameson Wells and Robinson (8-5) and Alex Dinas and Evans (8-2).

Tuesday at Calloway County, wins in singles matches for the girls came from JC Wells (8-0), Courtney Phillips (8-1), Kayla Westfall (8-6), Shelby Spencer (8-2) and Laney Evans (8-0). Two doubles match wins were picked up by Wells and Phillips (8-0) and Evans and Delaney Miller (8-0). Westfall and Spencer lost their doubles match in a tie-breaker.

Four singles match wins and three in doubles led the boys’ team to a win over Calloway County. Singles wins were recorded by Wells (8-3), Robinson (8-1), Evans (8-4) and Bradley Herr (8-4). In doubles play, Court and Court continued their string of wins (8-2) along with Wells and Robinson (8-2) and Dinas and Evans (8-5).

A make-up match will be played against Graves County on May 10, then preparations will begin for regionals on May 18-22 at the Larry Heflin Courts in Lone Oak.

Jameson Wells won his doubles match with partner Rush Robinson over Mayfield (8-5) and over Calloway County (8-2). Wells also won his singles match (8-3) against Calloway’s Isaac Martin. Photo: Kevin Court
Kayla Westfall won her singles match Tuesday against Calloway County’s Cona McDonald (8-6). Photo: Kevin Court 
Elston Evans won his singles matches against Mayfield (8-2) and Calloway (8-4). Evans also won both of his doubles matches against Mayfield (8-2) and Calloway (8-4) with partner Alex Dinas.  Photo: Kevin Court