Rock Hill high made the cross town trip tonight for an inter city rematch of our match last week. We played very strong tonight at most lines, but dropped the closest match I have been involved in as a high school coach. The defeat drops us to 6-7 overall, but we still are in 4th place in our region.
The first match in the books was line 4 with Brian Fitzpatrick. The winds played havoc on Brian's game against a solid #4 player for Rock Hill. If these two were to square off again I have no doubt the score would be much different. Tonight, it was Rock Hill's night at 4 and Brian dropped the match 0-6, 3-6.
The second match in the book was our 2 doubles line of Duncan Foy and Jordan Beaver. The boys dominated from beginning to end and closed out a 6-1, 6-1 victory to tie the match back up at 1-1.
Seth Russell cleared the courts next at 1 singles. Seth lead early, but was unable to hold off the Rock Hill #1 who came back to win the first set 4-6. Seth lost momentum at that point and lost control of the match, dropping the second set 1-6. Rock Hill now held a 2-1 lead in the match.
Drayton Wade played a much better match tonight against a good #2 player from Rock Hill that had defeated him soundly last week. Drayton played two back and forth sets that each resulted in a 6-4 finish. Unfortunately, neither set was our advantage as Rock Hill now cedged ahead 3-1.
Jonathan Clark at 5 and Hunter Love at 3 remained on the court at this point. Both players had dropped their first sets 5-7 and 4-6 respectively. However, both players staged strong comebacks in the second set to force match tiebreaks.
Jonathan lead his tiebreak from beginning to end and claimed a win at 5 singles by score of 5-7, 6-3, 10-7. This edged us back into the match as we trailed 2-3 to the Bearcats at this point.
Hunte
r played perhaps the longest match in Northwestern tennis history. Two totally contrasting styles, Hunter the chip & placer vs. Rock Hill's net rusher was an odd match from the get go. The players played even and had multiple lead changes through 4 changeovers. Hunter had 2 match points and fought off 3 match points before finally the match was decided by a Rock Hill volley won the line 18-16.
We'll practice tomorrow to prepare for Nation Ford Wednesday. A win could force a statistical tiebreak that is dead even at this point from what I know. We are in the playoffs as the number 4 seed now, but a win gives us a chance at the 3 seed. Regardless, our first round playoff match will be Tuesday May 5 at either Spring Valley HS or Blythewood HS, both in Columbia.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Location: Northwestern HS
Result: Rock Hill 5, Northwestern 2
1s: Alik MacLauchlin (R) def Seth Russell 6-4, 6-2
2s: Austin Lee (R) def Drayton Wade 6-4, 6-4
3s: Kevin Gaulden (R) def Hunter Love 6-4, 4-6, 18-16
4s: Alex Silverman (R) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-0, 6-3
5s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Nick Cauthen 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
1d: MacLauchlin/Lee (R) def Russell/Wade 8-5
2d: Jordan Beaver/Duncan Foy (N) def Corey Wessinger/Michael Adams 6-1, 6-1
The first match in the books was line 4 with Brian Fitzpatrick. The winds played havoc on Brian's game against a solid #4 player for Rock Hill. If these two were to square off again I have no doubt the score would be much different. Tonight, it was Rock Hill's night at 4 and Brian dropped the match 0-6, 3-6.
The second match in the book was our 2 doubles line of Duncan Foy and Jordan Beaver. The boys dominated from beginning to end and closed out a 6-1, 6-1 victory to tie the match back up at 1-1.
Seth Russell cleared the courts next at 1 singles. Seth lead early, but was unable to hold off the Rock Hill #1 who came back to win the first set 4-6. Seth lost momentum at that point and lost control of the match, dropping the second set 1-6. Rock Hill now held a 2-1 lead in the match.
Drayton Wade played a much better match tonight against a good #2 player from Rock Hill that had defeated him soundly last week. Drayton played two back and forth sets that each resulted in a 6-4 finish. Unfortunately, neither set was our advantage as Rock Hill now cedged ahead 3-1.
Jonathan Clark at 5 and Hunter Love at 3 remained on the court at this point. Both players had dropped their first sets 5-7 and 4-6 respectively. However, both players staged strong comebacks in the second set to force match tiebreaks.
Jonathan lead his tiebreak from beginning to end and claimed a win at 5 singles by score of 5-7, 6-3, 10-7. This edged us back into the match as we trailed 2-3 to the Bearcats at this point.
Hunte
r played perhaps the longest match in Northwestern tennis history. Two totally contrasting styles, Hunter the chip & placer vs. Rock Hill's net rusher was an odd match from the get go. The players played even and had multiple lead changes through 4 changeovers. Hunter had 2 match points and fought off 3 match points before finally the match was decided by a Rock Hill volley won the line 18-16.We'll practice tomorrow to prepare for Nation Ford Wednesday. A win could force a statistical tiebreak that is dead even at this point from what I know. We are in the playoffs as the number 4 seed now, but a win gives us a chance at the 3 seed. Regardless, our first round playoff match will be Tuesday May 5 at either Spring Valley HS or Blythewood HS, both in Columbia.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Location: Northwestern HS
Result: Rock Hill 5, Northwestern 2
1s: Alik MacLauchlin (R) def Seth Russell 6-4, 6-2
2s: Austin Lee (R) def Drayton Wade 6-4, 6-4
3s: Kevin Gaulden (R) def Hunter Love 6-4, 4-6, 18-16
4s: Alex Silverman (R) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-0, 6-3
5s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Nick Cauthen 5-7, 6-3, 10-7
1d: MacLauchlin/Lee (R) def Russell/Wade 8-5
2d: Jordan Beaver/Duncan Foy (N) def Corey Wessinger/Michael Adams 6-1, 6-1
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