Sumter County tennis teams earn split against Hawkinsville
Published 12:43 pm Friday, March 1, 2024
- : Sumter County’s Jayden Wooden won his match over Hawkinsville’s Brynnon Bell 6-0, 6-0. Photo by Ken Gustafson
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AMERICUS – The Sumter County boys and girls tennis teams (SCHS) were able to earn a split against Hawkinsville (HHS) on Thursday at the Sumter County tennis facility. The Lady Panthers lost their match 3-2, but the Panthers earned a 5-0 shutout.
In girls’ action, Georgia Wooden got things started off right for the Lady Panthers by winning a hard-fought match over Alicia Newman 1-6, 7-5, 10-5. The Lady Panthers’ T’Meia Shootes tried her best to put SCHS up 2-0, but lost to Rheghan Poweers 1-6, 7-6, 3-10. In the third singles match, Aniyah Eberhardt lost to Nisha Patel in straight sets 1-6, 1-6.
Sumter County’s T’Meia Shootes is seen here returning serve in her match. She lost her match to Rheghan Powers 1-6, 7-6, 3-10.
Photo by Ken Gustafson
In girls’ doubles action, the SCHS duo of Carolyn Campbell and Autumn Bryant lost to the HHS duo of Emmi England and Jessie Pham in straight sets 3-6, 3-6, but the other SCHS team of Sydney Griffin and Kalee Roe defeated the HHS team of Dari Griffin and Thanh Muynh in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.
In boys’ action, The Panthers got their team match started off right when Chandler Lyles defeated Gage Williamson in a hard-fought contest 4-6, 6-1, 11-9. The #2 singles player for the Panthers, Jayden Wooden, defeated Brynnon Bell in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. The Panthers were able to clinch the team match when Chris Ingram won on a forfeit.
In boys’ doubles action, the SCHS duo of Eric Bryant and Devor Pina defeated the HHS team of Tra Porter and Raymond Gammage 4-6, 6-2, 10-5. In the other doubles match, the SCHS team of Jacorey Wright and Camien Williams defeated the HHS duo of RC Lee and Josh Killings in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.
