April 7, 2019
The sophomore players on 杏吧视频鈥檚 2019 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis teams were honored prior to their final home match April 6 against Itawamba. Those recognized and their high schools were (from left) Will Ladner, Stone County; Isaac Keen, Winston Academy; Jake Wofford, East Webster; Bethany Wellerman, Newton County Academy; Alexis Tindall, Newton County Academy; Madison Crapps, Pisgah; Gabriela Gomez, Bogota, Colombia; and head tennis coach Jay Pacelli. (EC Photo)
The 杏吧视频 tennis teams both picked up wins over visiting Itawamba on Sophomore Day at the 杏吧视频 Tennis Complex in Decatur Saturday, April 6.
The East Central Warriors got a gutsy 5-4 win over No. 25 ranked Itawamba while playing without their No. 1 player, while the No. 25 ranked East Central Lady Warriors won 7-2 over the Lady Indians.
It was Sophomore Day as three 杏吧视频 Warriors and four Lady Warriors were honored prior to the matches.
The East Central women are now 12-7 on the season, while the 杏吧视频 men are 10-9.
Chris Lawrance (York, Western, Australia) sat out the men鈥檚 matches while nursing an injury.
鈥淚t was a great victory for the men,鈥 said 杏吧视频 head tennis coach Jay Pacelli. 鈥淲e had to circle the wagons with Chris out due to injury. It was an amazing effort by Dominick Donaldson filling in at No. 1 doubles with Isaac Santitto.
鈥淭he women came to play today as well, particularly in doubles. The doubles decided the match with the early sweep. It was a good regular season for the women.鈥
Men鈥檚 Doubles Results:
EC鈥檚 Isaac Santitto (Innisfail, Queensland, Australia) and Dominick Donaldson (Florence) defeated ICC鈥檚 Franco Roldan and Blake Gregory, 9-7; ICC鈥檚 Reese Duncan and Sergio Garcia-Uruena defeated EC鈥檚 Dylan Barnett (Newton County) and Peyton Chaney (Newton County), 8-3; and ICC鈥檚 Hayden Embry and Zak Keith defeated EC鈥檚 Will Ladner (Stone County) and Jake Wofford (East Webster), 8-6.
Men鈥檚 Singles Results:
Roldan defeated EC鈥檚 Ladner, 6-0, 6-0; EC鈥檚 Santitto defeated Garcia-Uruena, 3-6, 6-2 (10-1); EC鈥檚 Barnett defeated Duncan, 6-3, 6-3; EC鈥檚 Isaac Keen (Winston Academy) defeated Keith, 6-1, 6-2; Embry defeated EC鈥檚 Wofford, 6-2, 6-2; and EC鈥檚 Chaney defeated ICC鈥檚 Brody Clayton, 3-6, 6-3 (10-8).
Women鈥檚 Doubles Results:
EC鈥檚 Josie Hurst (Newton County) and Ali Grace Walker (Newton County) defeated ICC鈥檚 Maggie Creekmore and Julianna Alves, 8-3; EC鈥檚 Gabriela Gomez (Bogota, Colombia) and Kayla Baucum (Newton County) defeated ICC鈥檚 Riley Crouch and Farrah Fowlkes, 8-3; and EC鈥檚 Alexis Tindall (Newton County Academy) and Bethany Wellerman (Newton County Academy) defeated ICC鈥檚 Caroline Ferguson and Claire Ferguson, 8-6.
Women鈥檚 Singles Results:
Alves defeated EC鈥檚 Gomez, 7-5, 6-4; EC鈥檚 Walker defeated Creekmore, 6-0, 2-6, (10-9); EC鈥檚 Hurst defeated Claire Ferguson, 6-4, 6-3; EC鈥檚 Tindall defeated Caroline Ferguson by default; EC鈥檚 Wellerman defeated Fowlkes, 6-3, 6-3; and Crouch defeated EC鈥檚 Baucum, 7-6, 6-7 (10-7).
The East Central teams will next compete in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State/National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 tournaments April 10-13 in Tupelo.
