Tennis swings into action in matches against McCracken and Mayfield

Elizabeth Padgett, returning a serve last season, returns as the girls #1 player this season.

Marshall County’s tennis team has played two matches between rain cancellations, playing at McCracken County on March 20th and at Mayfield March 23rd. Both the girls and boys lost 9-0 in matches against the top Region 1 McCracken County team and split at Mayfield with the girls picking up the win 6-3 and the boys falling 6-3.

Despite losses to both McCracken County and Mayfield, the boy’s team has yet to be shut out in a match, winning at lead one game in all 18 of their matches so far. Against Mayfield, the six win for the girls came from Elizabeth Padgett, Abbey Harrington and Kelsey Myers in singles, winning all three doubles matches.

The boys three wins at Mayfield came from Alex Chapman in singles and two double matches, one of which was a forfeit.

Three matches are scheduled this week starting with a home match today against Graves County, a home match Tuesday against St. Mary and at Calloway County on Thursday.

Marshall County vs McCracken County, March 20th
Girls Singles
Erin Byasse (McCracken) def. Elizabeth Padgett (Marshall) 8-1
Allie Farmer (McCracken) def. Courtney Phillips (Marshall) 8-0
Isabella McKinney (McCracken) def. Abbey Harrington (Marshall) 8-0
Lauren Rudolph (McCracken) def. Kat Howard (Marshall) 8-0
Arie Fox (McCracken) def. Kelsey Mayes (Marshall) 8-0
Gabby Smith (McCracken) def. Lindy King (Marshall) 8-6
Girls Doubles
Byasse/Farmer (McCracken) def. Padgett/Phillips (Marshall) 8-1
McKinney/Rudolph (McCracken) def. Harrington/Howard (Marshall) 8-0
Fox/Smith (McCracken) def. Myers/King 8-3

Boys Singles
Zach Althouse (McCracken) def. Hayden Jaco (Marshall) 8-5
Cage Newman (McCracken) def. Kaleb Willie (Marshall) 8-2
Ethan Walker (McCracken) def. Alex Chapman (Marshall) 8-3
Jordan Windhorst (McCracken) def. Thad Buchanan (Marshall) 8-1
Ethan Schaff (McCracken) def. Trevor Fisk (Marshall) 8-1
Austin Walker (McCracken) def. Colton Adrian (Marshall) 8-1
Boys Doubles
Newman/Windhorst (McCracken) def. Jaco/Willie (Marshall) 8-5
Hall/Althouse (McCracken) def. Chapman/Buchanan (Marshall) 9-8 (5)
Walker/Walker (McCracken) def. Fisk/Adrian (Marshall) 8-5

Marshall County vs Mayfield, March 23rd
Girls Singles
Elizabeth Padgett (Marshall) def. Lindsey Wright (Mayfield) 8-5
Courtney Anderson (Mayfield) def. Courtney Phillips (Marshall) 8-5
Abbey Harrington (Marshall) def. Elly Rhodes (Mayfield) 8-0
Kiya Morris (Mayfield) def. Kat Howard (Marshall) 9-7
Kelsey Myers (Marshall) def. Morgan Monroe (Mayfield) 8-3
Megan Null (Mayfield) def. Lindy King (Marshall) 8-1
Girls Doubles
Padgett/Phillips (Marshall) def. Henderson/Wright (Mayfield) 8-8 (10-4)
Harrington/Myers (Marshall) def. Null/Hale (Mayfield) 8-5
Howard/King (Marshall) def. Morris/Rhodes (Mayfield) 8-4

Boys Singles
Michael Day (Mayfield) def. Hayden Jaco (Marshall) 8-2
Kobe Morris (Mayfield) def. Kaleb Willie (Marshall) 8-5
Alex Chapman (Marshall) def. Jaime Tapia (Mayfield) 8-2
Brady Smith (Mayfield) def. Thad Buchanan (Marshall) 8-6
Alex East (Mayfield) def. Colton Adrian (Marshall) 9-7
Tate Puckett (Mayfield) def. Charlie Reid (Marshall) 8-1
Boys Doubles
Jaco/Willie (Marshall) def. Smith/Tapia (Mayfield) 8-1
Dodson/Dodson (Mayfield) def. Chapman/Buchanan (Marshall) 8-1
Marshall point on Mayfield forfeit