OCHS Tennis Sweeps Franklin County

The OCHS Warrior tennis teams swept both girls and boys matches Thursday afternoon at home against the Franklin County Lion netters, on a warm and sunny day that weather was finally NOT a big factor. The boys coasted to a fairly easy 5-0 shutout win over the Lions, while the girls had to stage a bit of a comeback to claim a 3-2 region win.

Down 0-2 to the feisty Lady Lions, Dan Gruetter's Lady Warriors fought back to win a big match in singles, where the always dependable Katy Kane fought off a challenge at #2 to win 6-1, 6-3 and get OCHS on the board. Several minutes later, Ivy Do and Megan Morris, playing 2 doubles, brought the match even with a solid 6-3, 6-2 win. That brought the focus back to court one, where Jordan England was once again in a mini-marathon match that included a particularly long first set, which she finally closed out 6-3. England then breezed in the second set 6-0, to secure the Lady Warriors first region win. Their overall record improved to 4-3, 1-1 in region play.

The Warrior men made short work of the Lions, winning four of five matches via shutout scores. Will McDonald and Drew Horsley both won 6-0, 6-0 at #1 and 2 respectively, while the #1 and #2 doubles teams of Zach Miner/Dan Madden and Hunter Pritchard/Chandler Shields also scored 6-0, 6-0 wins. Mitchell Graves then gave the Warriors a 5-0 shutout win at #3 singles, where he thwarted a second set comeback by his opponent and generated a comeback of his own, to win in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. The win gives the men their third straight win and improved their season record to 5-3, while they stayed unbeaten in region 8-AAA play at 3-0.

The Lady Warriors are scheduled to complete their match vs East Jackson on Monday at OCHS. The ladies were ahead this past Tuesday, when rain halted play. The boys barely finished before the rain arrived.

Both are scheduled to host Greater Atlanta Christian this coming Tuesday at 4pm at the OCHS courts.

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See also:

• Warrior Boys Tennis Beat Rain to Blank East Jackson
• OCHS Tennis Sweeps Flowery Branch in Season Opener
• Warrior Tennis Begins Defense of 8-AAA Crowns
• Warriors Notch Wins at Hamilton Mill