February 15, 2020
Newton County product Peyton Chaney scores a point in a doubles win against Southwest. (EC Photo)​
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ tennis teams returned to winning form with a sweep of MACJC conference foe Southwest on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Tennis Complex on the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ campus in Decatur.
The No. 20 Lady Warriors and the No. 21 Warriors both won their matches by 9-0 scores.
With the win, the Lady Warriors are now 2-2 on the season and the Warriors are 1-3. Both Southwest teams fall to 0-3.
Women’s Doubles Results:
EC’s Natalia Beltran (Bogota, Colombia) and Alejandra Vargas (Bogota, Colombia) defeated SMCC’s Savannah Frith and Kimberly San, 8-1; EC’s Josie Hurst (Newton County) and Ali Grace Walker (Newton County) defeated SMCC’s Amber Byrd and Rylie Garris, 8-0; and EC’s Kayla Baucum (Newton County) and Marla Graham (Newton County Academy) defeated SMCC’s Allye Byrd and Camila Cevallos, 8-0.
Women’s Singles Results:
EC’s Beltran defeated SMCC’s San, 6-0, 6-0; EC’s Vargas defeated SMCC’s Frith, 6-1, 6-1; EC’s Walker defeated SMCC’s Amber Byrd, 6-0, 6-0; EC’s Hurst defeated SMCC’s Garris, 6-1, 6-1; EC’s Baucum defeated SMCC’s Allye Byrd, 6-0, 6-1; and EC’s Graham defeated SMCC’s Cevallos, 6-0, 6-0.
Men’s Doubles Results:
EC’s Chris Lawrance (York, Western Australia) and Isaac Santitto (Innisfail, Queensland, Australia) defeated SMCC’s Daniel Espinosa and Gavin Thomas, 8-1; EC’s Dylan Barnett (Newton County) and Peyton Chaney (Newton County) defeated SMCC’s Jexequiel Dela Cruz and Julius Boyd, 8-1; and EC’s Dominick Donaldson (Florence) and Chris Albert (Vicksburg, St. Aloysius) defeated SMCC’s Dylan Bergeron and Jacob Brown, 8-2.
Men’s Singles Results:
EC’s Lawrance defeated SMCC’s Espinosa, 6-2, 6-7 (19-17); EC’s Santitto defeated SMCC’s Boyd, 6-0, 6-0; EC’s Barnett defeated SMCC’s Dela Cruz, 6-0, 6-0; EC’s Chaney defeated SMCC’s Thomas, 6-3, 6-1; EC’s Albert defeated SMCC’s Bergeron, 6-2, 6-2; and EC’s Donaldson defeated Brown, 6-0, 6-3.
The East Central Lady Warriors will play Snead State (Ala.) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Tennis Complex on campus. Both teams will travel to Goodman to play Homes at 2:30 pm. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, and then to Fulton to face Itawamba at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ freshman Alejandra Vargas returns a volley in doubles action against Southwest. (EC Photo)
