We made the long trek over to Gaffney High to battle the Indians in a region match up. We represented Northwestern well and claimed another region match. Our overall record now stands at 3-2 and we are 2-2 in our region. Tomorrow's match at South Pointe will not count toward our region standings, but goes a long way in inner-city bragging rights.
Our first match to clear the courts was Seth Russell at 1 singles. Seth had little difficulty with his Gaffney opponent and claimed straight sets 6-1, 6-0.
Jordan Beaver was next to finish up at 4 singles. Jordan was also dominant from beginning to end with a straight set 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Our 2 doubles team of Hunter Love and Duncan Foy was next to finish up as the Trojans claimed our third point with another 6-2, 6-1 victory.
The clincher for the boys tonight was Jonathan Clark at 5 singles. After a back and forth first set Jonathan took the first set in a tiebreaker. The second set was equally as tight and Jonathan plowed through for a 7-5 second set to clinch the match for the Trojans.
Brian Fitzpatrick played strong at 3 singles for us. Battling an opponent that played an emotional game, Brian was able to stay composed and claim a 6-3, 6-4 win for us.
Drayton Wade had the longest match of the evening at 2 singles. His unorthodox opponent gave him a test he was not able to adjust to in time before dropping a 6-3, 7-6 decision.
We'll remain on the road through Monday, with all the rescheduling, and travel to South Pointe tomorrow, Nation Ford Thursday, and Fort Mill on Monday.
There is rain in the forecast for tomorrow, but hopefully the tennis gods will put an umbrella over Rock Hill so we can get in our rival match and continue to gain momentum. However, if the match against South Pointe is rained out, it may not get rescheduled since our region matches have to be our priority.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Location: Gaffney HS
Result: Northwestern 5, Gaffney 1
1s: Seth Russell (N) def James BeLue (G) 6-1, 6-0
2s: Nick Parker (G) def Drayton Wade (N) 6-3, 7-6
3s: Brian Fitzpatrick (N) def Trenton Trauh (G) 6-3, 6-4
4s: Jordan Beaver (N) def Mark Lovington (G) 6-2, 6-1
5s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Clayton Whitt (G) 7-6, 7-5
1d: DNP
2d: Duncan Foy/Hunter Love (N) def Mihan Shah/Alex Hinchlift 6-1, 6-2
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