We took on Fort Mill tonight on our home courts on a windy day. Winds gusted around 20-25 mph all night and played havoc on both teams. We lost 5-1 overall, but had close calls at 1 singles and 2 doubles tonight. With the loss, we drop to 5-5 overall and are at 3-5 in our region matches.
Seth Russell played some brilliant tennis tonight. In a match that featured a lot of hard hitting and constant lead changes, Seth dropped a close one 5-7, 6-7.
Drayton Wade played well at number 2 tonight. Regardless of the 1-6, 2-6 defeat, Drayton hung tough on every point of the match and made his opponent work hard to beat him.
Brian Fitzpatrick hit the ball as well as he has all season tonight. It was impressive given the conditions and I was proud of how far Brian has brought his game this year. Despite the 1-6, 1-6 defeat, Brian can hold his head high knowing that he will only improve the rest of this year and over the next two seasons.
Our line victory came courtesy of Jonathan Clark at 4 singles. The first set of this match was tight and Jonathan eeked it out 6-4. Jonathan caught fire at the end of the first set and rolled into the second set jumping out to an early 3-0 lead. He held strong to close out the set 6-2. Jonathan, thank you - you are my first boys player to take a line from Fort Mill.
Alex Antezana struggled in the winds against a talented line 5 player. He was able to take a game in the first set, but had difficulties finishing in the second.
I really liked our chances tonight at 2 doubles. Fort Mills team is more seasoned and plays a prettier game than Duncan Foy and Hunter Love. I really felt that our team's spins and foot speed would be enough to claim this line. In the end, Fort Mill was too much and took a close one 6-4, 6-4.
This match is over now and we have a match against our in town rival Rock Hill tomorrow. Rock Hill was able to take 1 & 2 singles from Fort Mill yesterday in a 2-5 loss. We have the guns to beat Rock Hill. If we play our game and are determined to take city bragging rights, we will do just that. Lets beat those Bearcats!
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Result: Fort Mill 5, Northwestern 1
Location: Northwestern HS
1s: Robby Davis (F) def Seth Russell 7-5, 7-6(4)
2s: Kyle Orsburn (F) def Drayton Wade 6-2, 6-1
3s: Daniel Proctor (F) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-1, 6-1
4s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Chase Lovins 6-4, 6-2
5s: Andreas Leon (F) def Alex Antezana 6-1, 6-0
1d: DNP
2d: Jon Ernst/Chase Riddle (F) def Duncan Foy/Hunter Love 6-4, 6-4
Seth Russell played some brilliant tennis tonight. In a match that featured a lot of hard hitting and constant lead changes, Seth dropped a close one 5-7, 6-7.
Drayton Wade played well at number 2 tonight. Regardless of the 1-6, 2-6 defeat, Drayton hung tough on every point of the match and made his opponent work hard to beat him.
Brian Fitzpatrick hit the ball as well as he has all season tonight. It was impressive given the conditions and I was proud of how far Brian has brought his game this year. Despite the 1-6, 1-6 defeat, Brian can hold his head high knowing that he will only improve the rest of this year and over the next two seasons.
Our line victory came courtesy of Jonathan Clark at 4 singles. The first set of this match was tight and Jonathan eeked it out 6-4. Jonathan caught fire at the end of the first set and rolled into the second set jumping out to an early 3-0 lead. He held strong to close out the set 6-2. Jonathan, thank you - you are my first boys player to take a line from Fort Mill.
Alex Antezana struggled in the winds against a talented line 5 player. He was able to take a game in the first set, but had difficulties finishing in the second.
I really liked our chances tonight at 2 doubles. Fort Mills team is more seasoned and plays a prettier game than Duncan Foy and Hunter Love. I really felt that our team's spins and foot speed would be enough to claim this line. In the end, Fort Mill was too much and took a close one 6-4, 6-4.
This match is over now and we have a match against our in town rival Rock Hill tomorrow. Rock Hill was able to take 1 & 2 singles from Fort Mill yesterday in a 2-5 loss. We have the guns to beat Rock Hill. If we play our game and are determined to take city bragging rights, we will do just that. Lets beat those Bearcats!
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Result: Fort Mill 5, Northwestern 1
Location: Northwestern HS
1s: Robby Davis (F) def Seth Russell 7-5, 7-6(4)
2s: Kyle Orsburn (F) def Drayton Wade 6-2, 6-1
3s: Daniel Proctor (F) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-1, 6-1
4s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Chase Lovins 6-4, 6-2
5s: Andreas Leon (F) def Alex Antezana 6-1, 6-0
1d: DNP
2d: Jon Ernst/Chase Riddle (F) def Duncan Foy/Hunter Love 6-4, 6-4
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