Elizabethton tennis has tough day against Sullivan South
Published 9:51 pm Tuesday, March 22, 2016
In a match between District 1-A/AA opponents that technically did not count as a conference match, the Elizabethton Cyclone and Lady Cyclone tennis team hope they got the bad out of the way.
It wasn’t a surprise the South boys won, taking a 7-2 decision over Elizabethton. However, it may shock a lot of people that the Elizabethton girls lost 5-4 in a match that was technically wrapped up before singles play finished.
There were a couple of bright spots for the Elizabethton boys as Zeb Moore defeated South’s Nate Barrett 8-4 and the doubles team of Adam Cornett and Daniel Raposo-Sanchez took an 8-3 win over Garrett Bowery and Levi Ringley.
The match of the day was played by Raposo-Sanchez, as the foreign exchange student from Spain who also plays on the Cyclone soccer team lost 9-8 and 10-8 in the tiebreak.
On the girls side, the only singles win of the day came from Furman signee Danielle Vines, who won 8-1 over Kaitlin Barrett.
The South girls swept seeds two through six and clinched things early in what was an early setback for the defending District 1-A/AA Champions.
Fortunately for Elizabethton, they will play it for real in Colonial Heights on April 5 after the EHS spring break.
Elizabethton will be back in action today at the EHS Tennis Center against Unicoi County.
Sullivan South 7 Elizabethton 2
Singles
1. Jacob Nuckolls (SS) def Blaye Davis 8-0
2. Zeb Moorre (E) def Nate Barrett 8-4
3. Caleb Barrett (SS) def Daniel Raposo 9-8 (10-8)
4. Grant Phebus (SS) def Tre McCrary 8-4
5. Garrett Bowery (SS) def Garrett Barnett 8-4
6. Levi Ringley (SS) def Adam Cornett 8-5
Doubles
1. Nuckolls/N. Barrett (SS) def Davis/Moore 8-2
2. C.Barrett/Phebus (SS) def McCrary/Barnett 8-0
3. Cornett/Raposo (E) def Bowery/Ringley 8-3
Sullivan South 4-0 (4-0)
Elizabethton 1-1 (1-1)
Sullivan South 5 Elizabethton 4
Girls
Singles
1. Danni Vines (E) def Kaitlin Barrett 8-0
2. Lauren Sanders (SS) def Jordan Teague 8-3
3. Alyssa Barrett (SS) def Eliana Rangel 8-2
4. Taylor Koesters (SS) def Carole Sweeley 8-3
5. Madeline St. Clair (SS) def Rachael Peters 8-1
6. Courtney Gibson (SS) def Carmen Sproviero 8-6
Doubles
1. Vines/Rangle (E) def Barrett/Barrett 8-1
2. Teague/Peters (E) def Koesters/Sanders 8-4
3. Sweeley/Sproviero (E) def Alex Rowland/St. Clair 8-1
