Tennis teams defeat Shiloh Christian

n Both teams host Russellville on Tuesday at JBU.

Graham Thomas/Siloam Sunday Siloam Springs senior Chad Hall prepares to serve in his tennis match on Thursday against Bryce George of Shiloh Christian. Hall defeated George 8-0.
Graham Thomas/Siloam Sunday Siloam Springs senior Chad Hall prepares to serve in his tennis match on Thursday against Bryce George of Shiloh Christian. Hall defeated George 8-0.

The Siloam Springs tennis teams each picked up a pair of wins on Thursday in a nonconference match against Shiloh Christian at the John Brown University Tennis Courts.

It was the second win of the season for both teams as the boys won 6-2 and the girls picked up a 4-2 victory.

Orest Los and Chad Hall each picked up wins in singles for the Panthers, while the teams of Kip Dooley and Noah Slater, Oliver Reid and Moritz Hayler, Reagan McCarver and Michael Guffey, and Trey Hardcastle and Blaise Becan each won in doubles.

On the girls side, Olivia Myers lost in a tiebreaker set at No. 1 singles for Siloam Springs, but Averie Headrick picked up a singles win.

The teams of Brook Hutto and Kacey Soderquist, Valerie Lee and Amelia Taylor, and Myers and Headrick were all victorious in doubles.

"To this point both our boys and girls teams have competed well in every match," said head tennis coach Scott Wright. "Our number one focus is still improving each time we play or practice so we can compete well in the playoffs."

The tennis teams return to action at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a 6A home match against Russellville at JBU. The teams will then travel to Arkansas Tech in Russellville on Thursday for a tri-match against Class 6A teams Benton and Sheridan.

Prep tennis

Boys

Siloam Springs 6, Shiloh Christian 2

Singles

1. Orest Los, Siloam Springs, def. Elliot Doxsee, Shiloh Christian, 8-5.

2. Chad Hall, Siloam Springs, def. Bryce George, Shiloh Christian, 8-0.

Doubles

1. Kip Dooley/Noah Slater, Siloam Springs, def. Elliot Doxsee/Bryce George, Shiloh Christian, 8-0.

2. Oliver Reid/Moritz Hayler, Siloam Springs, def. Alex Harmon/Thomas Mutimer, Shiloh Christian, 8-0.

3. Reagan McCarver/Michael Guffey, Siloam Springs, def. Alex Harmon/Thomas Mutimer, Shiloh Christian, 8-0.

4. Josh Ezell/Jack Hutchinson, Shiloh Christian, def. Zayn Snow/Avery Lang, Siloam Springs, 8-6.

5. Trey Hardcastle/Blaise Becan, Siloam Springs, def. Greg Bryant/Austin Johnson, Shiloh Christian, 8-6.

6. Greg Bryant/Austin Johnson, Shiloh Christian, def. Blaise Becan/Joshua Bullington, Siloam Springs, 8-4.

Girls

Siloam Springs 4, Shiloh Christian 2

Singles

1. Gabby Kohn, Shiloh Christian, def. Olivia Myers, Siloam Springs, 9-8 (7-3).

2. Averie Headrick, Siloam Springs, def. Bailey McKenzie, Shiloh Christian, 8-3.

Doubles

1. Brook Hutto/Kacey Soderquist, Siloam Springs, def. Ashby McKenzie/Taylor Crossland, Shiloh Christian, 8-1.

2. Rachel Thomas/Chaney Goggans, Shiloh Christian, def. Caroline Dinger/Anna Claire Lewis, Siloam Springs, 8-5.

3. Valerie Lee/Amelia Taylor, Siloam Springs, def. Ashby McKenzie/Taylor Crossland, Shiloh Christian, 8-2.

4. Olivia Myers/Averie Headrick, Siloam Springs, def. Gabby Kohn/Bailey McKenzie, Shiloh Christian, 6-4.

Sports on 09/04/2016