We are going to be rained out today for the Nation Ford match. This match will be rescheduled for Wed 4/29 @ Nation Ford High.
The boys that were scheduled to travel (or any that want to join) will meet in the B building min-gym for an hour indoor workout this afternoon. We will have no practice tomorrow.
We also have had to cancel our Wed 4/8 match with Boiling Springs. They are three matches backlogged in their region and asked out of our match to use it as a make-up for their region match. We were unable to find a make-up date that works for both of us.
The good news is that we will finally have team practices next Wednesday and Friday!
Go Trojans!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Trojans Complete Sweep of Rival South Pointe
The weather cooperated enough tonight for us to venture to the southern corner of the city to take on the Stallions of South Pointe at their facility. We were able to prevail after the middle of the lineup overcame some struggles to clinch the match for us. The win improved our overall record to 4-2.
Jonathan Clark provided our first point at 5 singles. Jonathan stormed past his South Pointe opponent in dominant fashion for a 6-0, 6-0 win.
Seth Russell nearly matched Jonathan's result at 1 singles. After a 6-0 first set, Seth completed the straight sets win after surrendering one game in the second set.
Our 2 doubles team of Duncan Foy and Hunter Love also were dominant tonight. They matched Seth's result with a 6-0, 6-1 victory for our third point of the night.
Things got a little interesting after that. When the doubles team clinched our third point we were up a set at 2 singles, but trailing in the second, trailing a set and down at 3 singles, and trailing a set at 4 singles with a lead in the second.
Drayton Wade played an excellent first set at 2 singles and claimed it 6-1. The second set was a little shaky as Drayton battled some inconsistencies and dropped the set 2-6. In the tiebreaker, Drayton got hot again, never trailed in claiming the tiebreak 10-3, team point, and the match for the Trojans tonight.
Jordan Beaver was the next to finish at 4 singles. After struggling in the first set and dropping it 3-6, Jordan was able to turn the match in his favor and win the second set 6-2. The tiebreak was dead even at 6 points each at the second changeover, but it wasn't meant to be as South Pointe claimed the line with a 10-6 decision.
Brian Fitzpatrick struggled early in his match at 3 singles and fell behind early 0-5. He was able to find a better rhythm and win 4 straight games before eventually dropping the first set 4-6. Brian continued to battle his opponent in a very tight second set all the way to a set tiebreaker. I thought he had enough momentum to win the set tiebreak and force another match tiebreaker, but was overcome in the set tiebreak in the end.
We dominated reserve action tonight and were successful at all singles matches with wins by Alex Antezana (6-0, 6-2), Michael Baldwin (6-0, 6-0), and Matt Pettitt (8-2). Our reserve doubles team of Ahmad Sheffield and Jonathan Patton were also victorious with an 8-2 decision.
Tomorrow's match at Nation Ford will be another region test for us. We will be a little short handed and some players will get opportunities to start tomorrow that haven't so far this season. This is a tremendous opportunity to step up and make a difference for yourself, your team, and your school. I'm looking forward to it.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Northwestern 4, South Pointe 2
1s: Seth Russell (N) def Seth Cooke 6-0, 6-1
2s: Drayton Wade (N) def Drew Carter 6-1, 2-6, 10-3
3s: Ian Sanford (S) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-4, 7-6
4s: Rob Jolly (S) def Jordan Beaver 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
5s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Sam Gibbons 6-0, 6-0
1d: DNP
2d: Hunter Love / Duncan Foy (N) def Wil Herndon / Cody Deyton 6-0, 6-1
Jonathan Clark provided our first point at 5 singles. Jonathan stormed past his South Pointe opponent in dominant fashion for a 6-0, 6-0 win.
Seth Russell nearly matched Jonathan's result at 1 singles. After a 6-0 first set, Seth completed the straight sets win after surrendering one game in the second set.
Our 2 doubles team of Duncan Foy and Hunter Love also were dominant tonight. They matched Seth's result with a 6-0, 6-1 victory for our third point of the night.
Things got a little interesting after that. When the doubles team clinched our third point we were up a set at 2 singles, but trailing in the second, trailing a set and down at 3 singles, and trailing a set at 4 singles with a lead in the second.
Drayton Wade played an excellent first set at 2 singles and claimed it 6-1. The second set was a little shaky as Drayton battled some inconsistencies and dropped the set 2-6. In the tiebreaker, Drayton got hot again, never trailed in claiming the tiebreak 10-3, team point, and the match for the Trojans tonight.
Jordan Beaver was the next to finish at 4 singles. After struggling in the first set and dropping it 3-6, Jordan was able to turn the match in his favor and win the second set 6-2. The tiebreak was dead even at 6 points each at the second changeover, but it wasn't meant to be as South Pointe claimed the line with a 10-6 decision.
Brian Fitzpatrick struggled early in his match at 3 singles and fell behind early 0-5. He was able to find a better rhythm and win 4 straight games before eventually dropping the first set 4-6. Brian continued to battle his opponent in a very tight second set all the way to a set tiebreaker. I thought he had enough momentum to win the set tiebreak and force another match tiebreaker, but was overcome in the set tiebreak in the end.
We dominated reserve action tonight and were successful at all singles matches with wins by Alex Antezana (6-0, 6-2), Michael Baldwin (6-0, 6-0), and Matt Pettitt (8-2). Our reserve doubles team of Ahmad Sheffield and Jonathan Patton were also victorious with an 8-2 decision.
Tomorrow's match at Nation Ford will be another region test for us. We will be a little short handed and some players will get opportunities to start tomorrow that haven't so far this season. This is a tremendous opportunity to step up and make a difference for yourself, your team, and your school. I'm looking forward to it.
Go Trojans!
Box Score:
Northwestern 4, South Pointe 2
1s: Seth Russell (N) def Seth Cooke 6-0, 6-1
2s: Drayton Wade (N) def Drew Carter 6-1, 2-6, 10-3
3s: Ian Sanford (S) def Brian Fitzpatrick 6-4, 7-6
4s: Rob Jolly (S) def Jordan Beaver 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
5s: Jonathan Clark (N) def Sam Gibbons 6-0, 6-0
1d: DNP
2d: Hunter Love / Duncan Foy (N) def Wil Herndon / Cody Deyton 6-0, 6-1
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Northwestern Boys Take Region Match from Gaffney
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
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
Monday, March 30, 2009
Clover defeats Trojans
We finished up our match at Clover tonight. While the match began fairly even after last week's rainout, we were unsuccessful in taking any lines from a strong Clover team this evening.
We had two nail biters at 5 singles and 2 doubles. Both matches resulted in split sets and went to tiebreakers to decide the match.
Duncan Foy played at 5 singles and trailed 6-3, 5-1. Duncan came back to win 6 straight games to force the tiebreaker before dropping the tiebreak 10-5.
Brian Fitzpatrick & Jordan Beaver teamed up at 2 doubles and were successful in claiming the first set 6-4 and stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the second. Clover got hot in the second set to claim it and force the tiebreak as well.
We travel to Gaffney tomorrow for another region match. The bus will be behind the school at 3:15 to depart for the hour bus ride over. All Northwestern students are dismissed from 4th block at 3:00 and middle schoolers need to be written out by a parent to join us. The bus will depart no later than 3:25pm.
Go Trojans!
Result: Clover 7, Northwestern 0
1s: Chase Altieri def Seth Russell 6-2, 6-1
2s: Nick Deahl def Drayton Wade 6-0, 6-4
3s: Will Decker def Hunter Love 6-1, 6-2
4s: Kenneth Long def Jonathan Clark 6-2, 6-0
5s: Tucker DeLoach def Duncan Foy 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
1d: Deahl/Decker def Russell/Wade 8-3
2d: Josh Watts/JC Dougherty def Brian Fitzpatrick/Jordan Beaver 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
We had two nail biters at 5 singles and 2 doubles. Both matches resulted in split sets and went to tiebreakers to decide the match.
Duncan Foy played at 5 singles and trailed 6-3, 5-1. Duncan came back to win 6 straight games to force the tiebreaker before dropping the tiebreak 10-5.
Brian Fitzpatrick & Jordan Beaver teamed up at 2 doubles and were successful in claiming the first set 6-4 and stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the second. Clover got hot in the second set to claim it and force the tiebreak as well.
We travel to Gaffney tomorrow for another region match. The bus will be behind the school at 3:15 to depart for the hour bus ride over. All Northwestern students are dismissed from 4th block at 3:00 and middle schoolers need to be written out by a parent to join us. The bus will depart no later than 3:25pm.
Go Trojans!
Result: Clover 7, Northwestern 0
1s: Chase Altieri def Seth Russell 6-2, 6-1
2s: Nick Deahl def Drayton Wade 6-0, 6-4
3s: Will Decker def Hunter Love 6-1, 6-2
4s: Kenneth Long def Jonathan Clark 6-2, 6-0
5s: Tucker DeLoach def Duncan Foy 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
1d: Deahl/Decker def Russell/Wade 8-3
2d: Josh Watts/JC Dougherty def Brian Fitzpatrick/Jordan Beaver 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Travel Roster - Clover, Gaffney, & South Pointe
Here are the players traveling this week:
Mon 3/30 @ Clover (Finish match started 3/25)
Wearing purple jersey or grey t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton
Brian (snacks)
Hunter
Jordan
Jonathan C
Duncan
Alex
Tyler L
Jonathan P
Ahmad
Matt (drinks)
Collins M
Tue 3/31 @ Gaffney
Wearing white jersey or white t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton (drinks)
Brian
Hunter
Jordan
Jon C
Duncan
Tyler L
Jon P
Michael (snacks)
Collins M
Key
Ahmad
Tyler H
Wed 4/1 @ South Pointe
Wearing Purple jersey or grey t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton
Brian
Hunter
Jordan
Jon C (snacks)
Duncan
Alex (drinks)
Tyler L
Jon P
Michael
Ahmad
Mon 3/30 @ Clover (Finish match started 3/25)
Wearing purple jersey or grey t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton
Brian (snacks)
Hunter
Jordan
Jonathan C
Duncan
Alex
Tyler L
Jonathan P
Ahmad
Matt (drinks)
Collins M
Tue 3/31 @ Gaffney
Wearing white jersey or white t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton (drinks)
Brian
Hunter
Jordan
Jon C
Duncan
Tyler L
Jon P
Michael (snacks)
Collins M
Key
Ahmad
Tyler H
Wed 4/1 @ South Pointe
Wearing Purple jersey or grey t-shirt:
Seth
Drayton
Brian
Hunter
Jordan
Jon C (snacks)
Duncan
Alex (drinks)
Tyler L
Jon P
Michael
Ahmad
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