BUCKHANNON – As Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Jason Rock continues to rebuild the Lady Bucs tennis program, he was pleased with how they opened their season despite losses in their first two matches of the 2022 season.
They Lady Bucs opened their campaign Thursday at home with a 7-0 loss to University on the WVWC courts and then dropped a road outing to Lincoln on Friday by a 7-0 score.
“University’s girls are probably some of the best girls we will see all year but our girls put up a fight,” noted Rock. “I thought against Lincoln, our No. 2 doubles duo of Madelyn Frye and Alexa Davis started to play better. Madelyn and Alexa are just having fun and are starting to see results. They hit a few winners every game that they won. If they can work on their movement and hit a few important shots, they will be a force to be reckoned with.”
The Lady Bucs saw their Saturday outings with John Marshall and Brooke get postponed.
They were slated to play Wheeling Park on Monday and will visit Bridgeport on Wednesday.
The results:
University 7 Buckhannon-Upshur 0
Singles
No. 1 – Lyla Byers (UHS) def. Tori Adams (8-0).
No. 2 – Deah Gharin (UHS) def. Lainey Rowan (8-1).
No. 3 – Brooklyn Rutledge (UHS) def. Madelyn Frye (8-0).
No. 4 – Sydney Takacs (UHS) def. Alexa Davis (8-0).
Doubles
No. 1 – Byers and Gharib (UHS) def. Adams and Rowan (8-0).
No. 2 – Rutledge and Noelle Wonsettler (UHS) def. Frye and Davis (8-2).
No. 3 – Takacs and Emma Daffner (UHS) def. Mya Critchfield and Cate O’Neill (8-0).
Lincoln 7 Buckhannon-Upshur 0
Singles
No. 1 – Keri Yanero (Linc.) def. Tori Adams (8-0).
No. 2 – Madison Merrill (Linc.) def. Lainey Rowan (8-0).
No. 3 – Realyn Vance (Linc.) def. Madelyn Frye (8-1).
No. 4 – Kylee Freeman (Linc) def Alexa Davis (8-2).
Doubles
No. 1 – Yanero and Merrill (Linc.) def. Adams and Rowan (8-1).
No. 2 – Vance and Freeman (Linc.) def. Frye and Davis (8-3).
No. 3 – Lilly McCarty and Jenna Cunningham (Linc.) def. Mya Critchfield and Cate O’Neill (8-0).
