DRAFFENVILLE – Before spring break, the Marshall tennis team took on Murray losing in both girl’s and boy’s matches 6-3.
“Murray girls are a very strong team but I was really pleased with the way our girls played today”, Head Coach Tyler Brockman said. “We had some very good matches up and down the lineup. Our top two doubles teams played really well and Elizabeth had a great match at #1 singles so that is very encouraging to see.”
Hannah Travis, Allie Fiske in singles and the double team of Travis and Nikki Fehrenbacher got the W’s for the girl’s team.
Conner Jones, Will Forbis in singles and the doubles team of Jones and Sam Gold had victories for the boys against Murray.
“Conner and Sam played great in doubles”, Brockman said. “The doubles team they beat was one of the top doubles teams in the region. Conner has been playing really well this season and I think Sam is starting to pick it up. I was also impressed with Will’s play in singles.”
Results vs. Murray
Girls – Singles
Elizabeth Padgett L 6-8 to Kennedy Jones
Cailen Vincent L 0-8 to Emily Kinsey
Nikki Fehrenbacher L 1-8 to Beth Grahm
Hannah Travis W 4-3 (darkness) over Jordyn Rowland
Allie Fiske W 6-4 (darkness) over Livi Rogers
B.J. Waggoner L 8-9 (2) to Abigail Seargent
Girls – Doubles
Padgett/Vincent L 4-8 to Jones/Taylor
Travis/Fehrenbacher W 9-8 (6) over Kinsey/Rowland
Waggoner/Harrington L 1-8 to Grahm/Rogers
Boys – Singles
Conner Jones W 9-8 (1) over Suphat Yoopensuk
Sam Gold L 1-8 to Gustavo Leon
Matthew Lawson L 1-8 to Kylan Vance
Alex Chapman L 1-8 to Prashant Chakradhar
Will Forbis W 8-2 over Matthew D’Elia
Hunter Harvey L 3-8 to Sammy Morgan
Boys – Doubles
Jones/Gold W 8-2 over Yoopensuk/Charkradhar
Chapman/Lawson L 2-8 to Leon/Vance
Drennan/De Golia L 1-8 to D’Elia/Tish
Back in action after a week off for break, the Marshall team hosted Calloway County Tuesday with the girls picking up a 5-4 win and the boys losing to the Lakers 5-4.
“I’m so proud of our girls for fighting back in this match”, Brockman said. “We lost the first three singles matches and had to win the rest of our singles matches to come out victorious and our lower-seeded players stepped up huge for us. Abbey, B.J. and Allie all played great and were able to win close matches to help us get the win today.”
Coach Brockman said of the boy’s matches that they were tough, with some playing very well and others struggling.
“We are very comparable to Calloway so it was a good match to see where we are”, Brockman said. “Hopefully we can continue to play well down the stretch.”
Results vs. Calloway
Girls – Singles
Padget (walkover) over Lily Swain
Fehrenbacher L 3-8 to Lauren Wagner
Travis L 4-8 to Lindsey Wagner
Harrington W 9-7 over Kayla Boren
Waggoner W 8-4 over Chance Overby
Fiske W 8-2 over Josie Cothran
Maryanna Frazier L 6-7 (2) to Amber Boren
Girls – Doubles
Padgett/Fehrenbacher W 8-6 over Swain/Lauren Wagner
Travis/Harrington W 8-5 over Lindsey Wagner/Cothran
Frazier/Waggoner L 2-8 to Overby/K. Boren
Boys – Singles
Jones W 8-2 over Hunter Bailey
Gold W 8-1 over Jason Mardquardt
Lawson L 3-8 to Hayden Smith
Chapman W 6-4 over Marko Vazquez
Forbis L 5-8 to Tucker Swain
DeGolia L 0-8 to Logan Eastwood
Morris L 0-6 to Koby Springer
Boys – Doubles
Jones/Gold W 8-4 over Bailey/Mardquardt
Forbis/Champman L 1-8 to Smith/Vazquez
Drennan/Harvey L 8-9 (6) to Springer/Butler
