February 26, 2020
The nationally ranked 杏吧视频 tennis teams swept the visitors from Hinds in tennis action on the Decatur campus Feb. 25, with the Lady Warriors winning 7-2 and the Warriors getting an 8-1 victory.
With the wins, the No. 21 Lady Warriors are now 5-2 on the season and the No. 20 Warriors are 3-3.
鈥淭he women took care of business,鈥 said 杏吧视频 head tennis coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淛osie Hurst and Ali Grace Walker continue to play good all-around tennis to lead the way. It was a solid victory for the men. Chris Albert and Dominick Donaldson played inspired tennis at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.鈥
Women鈥檚 Doubles Results:
HCC鈥檚 Elizabeth Wooten and Anesha Smith defeated EC鈥檚 Natalia Beltran (Bogota, Colombia) and Alejandra Vargas (Bogota, Colombia), 9-8 (7-5); EC鈥檚 Josie Hurst (Newton County) and Ali Grace Walker (Newton County) defeated HCC鈥檚 Ally Massey and Chloe Barton, 8-2; and EC鈥檚 Kayla Baucum (Newton County) and Marla Graham (Newton County Academy) won by forfeit.
Women鈥檚 Singles Results:
EC鈥檚 Beltran defeated HCC鈥檚 Emi Smith, 6-1, 6-1; HCC鈥檚 Wooten defeated EC鈥檚 Vargas, 6-4, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Walker defeated HCC鈥檚 Massey, 6-3, 6-1; EC鈥檚 Hurst defeated HCC鈥檚 Anesha Smith, 6-1, 6-2; EC鈥檚 Baucum defeated HCC鈥檚 Barton, 6-1, 6-2; and EC鈥檚 Graham won by forfeit.
Men鈥檚 Doubles Results:
EC鈥檚 Chris Lawrance (York, Western Australia) and Isaac Santitto (Innisfail, Queensland, Australia) defeated HCC鈥檚 Abraham Lopez Gonzalez and Chambers Bethea, 8-3; EC鈥檚 Dylan Barnett (Newton County) and Peyton Chaney (Newton County) defeated HCC鈥檚 Chris Adams and Eli Sykes, 8-4; and EC鈥檚 Dominick Donaldson (Florence) and Chris Albert (Vicksburg, St. Aloysius) defeated HCC鈥檚 Bryce Ramshur and Tommy Sims, 8-3.
Men鈥檚 Singles Results:
EC鈥檚 Lawrance defeated HCC鈥檚 Gonzalez, 6-3, 6-4; EC鈥檚 Santitto defeated HCC鈥檚 Adams, 6-0, 6-2; EC鈥檚 Barnett defeated HCC鈥檚 Sims, 6-0, 6-1; HCC鈥檚 Bethea defeated EC鈥檚 Chaney 6-3, 6-3; EC鈥檚 Albert defeated HCC鈥檚 Ramshur, 6-3, 6-4; and EC鈥檚 Donaldson defeated HCC鈥檚 Sykes, 6-3, 6-0.
The East Central teams are back in action on Friday, Feb. 28, when they travel to Ellisville to face Jones at 1 p.m. The Jones women are ranked No. 19 nationally and the Jones men are No. 20. The Warriors will also play a match Saturday, Feb. 29, against Gadsden State (Ala.) at 1 p.m. at the Tennis Complex on campus.
