We traveled up I 77 to take on the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets for the second time in region play. Though we came up short, I must say that I was pleased with the effort that all the boys displayed. The defeat drops our overall record to 7-6 overall and 6-4 in region.
Zach Beaver's match at 5 singles was nearly a win for the Trojans. After dropping the first set 3-6, Zach came back to take a 6-1 second set win and force the 10-point tiebreak for the match. Though he fell behind early and founf himself down 3-9, Zach fought off three match points before dropping the tiebreak 6-10.
What I am most pleased with is that we improved greatly from the last math's result against Fort Mill. They are recognized as the #9 team in the state for a reason and their players work hard year round and started at early ages to develop their games. For us to be competitive with them at nearly every line, with two players in the lineup that had never played tennis until this year (Zach & Drayton) is a testament to how hard we have worked this year and how much potential we have.
We will be at home on Thursday to take on Rock Hill High in a crucial region match. I believe that we are sitting on the #4 spot in the region standings behind Fort Mill, Clover & Rock Hill. We have the match Thursday followed up with an away match Friday at Nation Ford as a make up from the Model UN conference before spring break. Both matches will be critical to the region rankings. If we are to win out our last four (RH, NF, York, Clover), I think we can fit into 3rd place and possibly even second with some help.
Box Score:
Location: Fort Mill HS
Result: Fort Mill def Northwestern 7-0
1S: Will Reigel def Jeff Zimmerman 6-1, 6-3
2S: Robbie Davis def Seth Russell 6-0, 6-3
3S: Kyle Osburn def Alex Atzberger 6-0, 6-1
4S: Chase Lee def Paul Sabisch 6-2, 6-2
5S: Jordan Lukens def Zach Beaver 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
1D: Reigel/Davis def Zimmerman/Russell 8-0
2D: Tyler Davis/Daniel Proctor def Brian Fitzpatrick/Drayton Wade 6-2, 6-1
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