Category: Tennis

Rebels wreck the Raiders

On Tuesday, the girls tennis team traveled to Somerset to take on McCreary Central.

The first match of the night was Matti Carlsen in the number one singles spot. She won her match 6-2 against a strong opponent. In the number one doubles spot was also Matti Carlsen, paired with Kate Hoffman. They came up short and lost 2-6.

 

The number two singles player for Boyle County was Emery Herron. She also dropped her match as she lost 0-6.  Now the focus turned to the number two doubles, Katy McSweyn and Zuri Mitchell. They swept their opponents in the must-win match.

Now the total score was 2-2, and it all was coming down to the number three singles match. Jenny Wilson was the chosen challenger for Boyle County, and she absolutely dominated. She won 6-0 and won the overall match for Boyle County 3-2.

Junior Kate Hoffman said, “It was a fun day and a tough opponent. I’m glad we were able to pull together and win this close matchup.”

The next match for the Rebels is Wednesday at home vs. Mercer County.

Boys tennis completes the sweep against the Raiders

On Tuesday, the Boyle County boys tennis team headed down to Southwestern High School to take on the McCreary Central Raiders. This is a 12th region matchup, and is a good time to get ready for the end of the regular season. Coach Tao Costello decided to make some changes for this match, with a different lineup than usual.

The Rebels almost completed a clean sweep. In singles, Sean Guiney won 6-0, Briar Bentley won 6-0, and eighth grader Cooper Jackson also won 6-0. The Rebels didn’t drop a single game in singles.

Doubles action showed more of the same. At number one doubles, Ethan Drake and Desmond Rapp won 6-0, while Alosha McSweyn and Lance Slone dropped the only game of the night, still bringing in the win 6-1.

The Rebels come off of this win with some confidence, heading into their match on Wednesday against the Mercer County Titans.

The Rebels slam the Patriots!!

The boys tennis team took a great win over Lincoln County on Monday. They played the Patriots at home and won with a final score of 4-1.

The boys started the match with singles. Mason Young started the night off by taking the first set 6-1, then winning for certain in the second set 6-0.  Sean Guiney had a great win over Zane Fields, winning 6-0 6-0. Finally, Bryar Bentley wrapped up the singles match winning 6-2 6-0, sweeping the singles.

The night ended with doubles. Ethan Drake and Desmond Rapp followed up by playing a hard match but just falling short, 6-4, 6(2)-7 then losing the super tiebreak 4-10. Finally, Caleb Sutton and Jacob King finished off the night starting slow, dropping the first set 4-6. They started to pick up the pace winning the second set 6-3, and winning the overall match 10-5 in a super tiebreaker.

Sutton said, “It was a great win for us, but I wish it didn’t take us three hours.”

Their next match is Tuesday April 30 against McCreary at Southwestern.

Girls tennis sweeps the Golden Lions

 

On Thursday, the girls tennis team took a trip to Garrard County to take on the Golden Lions.

The first match of the night was number one singles. Per usual, Emma Young was in that spot and did a fantastic job. She won all eight sets against her opponent, winning the first match of the night for Boyle.

The number one doubles team consisted of Maya Smith and Hannah Bischoff. They took care of business, only dropping one set out of the nine played. They won the match 8-1.

At this point, the overall score was 2-0 in Boyle’s favor. The next match was the number two singles. That match was over rather quickly, as Kristine Tran beat her opponent 8-1.

Next, the number two doubles team stepped up. Emily Messer and Matti Carlsen played really well, winning 8-0.

The final match of the night was the number three singles, and was played by Emma Taylor. She finished the night well for Boyle County, beating her opponent 8-1.

Overall, the Rebels won the night 5-0. This was a big district victory for Boyle, as they turn their sights to Lincoln County on Monday.

Panther Take Down

On Monday night, the girls tennis team took on Somerset Christian. They were successful in their efforts, winning 8-1. Emma Young played in the #1 singles, Kristine Tran in the #2 singles, Maya Smith in the #3 singles, Hannah Bischoff in the #4 singles, Mattie Carlson in the #5 singles, and Emma Taylor in the #6 singles. In the #1 doubles spot were Maya Smith and Hannah Bischoff. In the #2 doubles position were Mattie Carlson and Emily Messer, and in the #3 doubles spot were Emmay Young and Emery Herron.

Maya Smith showed her great skill on the court by “doing what needed to be done to get the win.” Smith said she was “proud of her team and how they performed at a high level.”

The girls will play again on Thursday when they take on Garrad County.