Madison Co. takes second in Granger Invitational

The Madison County boys tennis team took second place in this weekend’s Granger Invitational.

The Raiders won three of four matches, improving to 9-1 overall on the season (6-0 in the region).

“The boys played some really good tennis and gained a lot of match play experience,” said Red Raider head coach Keith Strickland. “This tournament was especially good for our sophomore guys who are playing varsity for the first time this season.”

Strickland said his guys pulled out a tight match with North Hall, getting some three-set wins.

“We also got a chance to play a region opponent (Lanier) in the semis,” said Strickland, whose team will face Lanier again March 27. “This was good as it gave us some insight about the other side of our region.”

Madison County fell 4-1 to Dunwoody in the tournament finals.

“In the finals, we looked like we ran out of steam,” said Strickland. “Playing four matches in two days is not something that the younger guys were used to. This was the boys’ third time playing this tournament and their first to make the finals. We’ve been third the previous two years.”

The Madison County girls dropped their tournament-opening match 2-1 to Dalton. Strickland said it was a good learning experience.

“Four of the five matches were very competitive,” said the coach. “This match was good for the girls as they head into the second round of sub-region and then the region tournament. The losses they suffered were quality losses. They had the opportunity to play a good team and to learn from the experience and better themselves from that point on.”

Madison County defeated Harris County 4-1 and Callaway 5-0 in the consolation matches to improve to 8-1 overall (5-0 in the region).
Both boys’ and girls’ squads also downed Lumpkin County last week.

Here’s a recap of last week’s tennis action:

MCHS boys 5, Lumpkin Co. 0
•#1 singles: Trey Morris beat Evan Bafile 6-0, 6-0.
•#2 singles: Hayden Colquitt defeated Johnathan Gilreath 6-1, 7-5.
•#3 singles: Koti Nguyen beat Kyle Hoard 6-2, 6-1.
•#1 doubles: Zach Peneguy and Tyler Terrell defeated Brandon Otero and James Graycheek 6-2, 6-0.
•#2 doubles: Adam Sartain and Aaron Sartain beat Nick LaBoeuf and Brett Davidson 6-0, 6-1.

MCHS girls 4, Lumpkin Co. 1
•#1 singles: Abby Thrasher lost to Brittany Stewart 6-2, 6-3.
•#2 singles: Kassey Conner defeated Claudia Head 7-6, 6-0.
•#3 singles: Morgan Dooley beat Jordan Shoffeitt 6-1, 6-0.
•#1 doubles: Abby Morgan and KayLee Bates beat Charlotte Gaston and Ansley Travis 6-1, 6-2.
•#2 doubles: Savannah Mainland and Karli Booth beat Catherine Avery and Courtnet Fortner 6-1, 6-1.


JV MCHS boys 2, Lumpkin Co. 1
•#1 singles: Ben Sartain defeated Areon Harris 8-0.
•#2 singles: CJ Bidinger beat Jason McCrady 8-0.
•#1 doubles: Deonte’ Collins and Alex Sosa lost to Forrest Blake and Chance Cooper 9-7.

JV MCHS girls 2, Lumpkin Co. 1
•#1 singles: Anna Crouse beat Bridgette Grizzle 8-6.
•#2 singles: Tori Booth lost to Sydney Voorhies 8-3.
•#1 doubles: Melody Montgomery and Hannah Bordon won their match 8-6.

MCHS boys 5, Northside Columbus 0
(First round of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Trey Morris defeated Jorge Vargas 6-0, 6-0.
•#2 singles: Ben Strickland beat Suli Rilal 6-1, 6-1.
•#3 singles: Hayden Colquitt defeated Jacob Padgett 6-1, 6-0.
•#1 doubles: Zach Peneguy and Tyler Terrell defeated Hardy Gibson and Jake Harrell 6-3, 6-4.
•#2 doubles: Adam Sartain and Hank Sartain beat James Walker and Nathan Ryffe’ 6-1, 6-0.


MCHS boys 4, North Hall 1
(Second round of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Trey Morris beat Jeffrey Kiser 6-1, 6-0.
•#2 singles: Ben Strickland beat Jackson Davis 6-1, 0-6, 10-6.
•#3 singles: Hayden Colquitt defeated Matt Booth 6-4, 6-3.
•#1 doubles: Zach Peneguy and Tyler Terrell lost to Lucas Martin 6-2, 3-6, 10-7.
•#2 doubles: Adam Sartain and Hank Sartain beat Paxton Gillespie and Dawson Smith 6-0, 6-7, 10-6.

MCHS boys 4, Lanier 1
(Semifinals of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Trey Morris beat Cullen Moss 6-1, 6-2.
•#2 singles: Ben Strickland defeated Kevin Wagner 6-3, 6-3.
•#3 singles: Hayden Colquitt lost to Kyle Galloway 6-4, 6-7, 10-8.
•#1 doubles: Zach Peneguy and Tyler Terrell defeated Hajun Lee and Edy Lee 6-2, 6-0.
•#2 doubles: Adam Sartain and Hank Sartain beat Armin Zmajevac and Chris Thai 6-1, 6-2.

Dunwoody 4, MCHS boys 1
(Finals of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Trey Morris defeated Adam Christopher 6-4, 6-4.
•#2 singles: Ben Strickland lost to Luke Buynum 6-3, 7-6.
•#3 singles: Hayden Colquitt lost to Brandon Gita 6-1, 6-0.
•#1 doubles: Zach Peneguy and Tyler Terrell lost to Drew Luciani and Will Munger 6-1, 6-3.
•#2 doubles: Adam Sartain and Hank Sartain lost to Will Nolte and Noah Goldstein 6-1, 6-3.

Dalton 5, MCHS girls 0
(First round of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Abby Thrasher lost to Courtney Morton 6-0, 6-2.
•#2 singles: Kassey Conner lost to Kara Pendley 6-3, 6-4.
•#3 singles: Morgan Dooley lost to Anna Grace Wilson 6-4, 6-3.
•#1 doubles: KayLee Bates and Abby Morgan lost to Sheridan Fromm and McKenzie Cresswell 6-2, 6-7, 10-8.
•#2 doubles: Savannah Mainland and Karli booth lost to Rachel Bakker and Caroline Calfee 6-3, 7-5.

MCHS girls 4, Harris County 1
(Second round of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Abby Thrasher lost to Erica Klar 6-1, 3-6, 12-10.
•#2 singles: Kassey Conner defeated Kirsten Champion 6-2, 6-2.
•#3 singles: Morgan Dooley beat Madison Pinot 6-1, 6-1.
•#1 doubles: KayLee Bates and Abby Morgan defeated Tori Beach and McKenzie Smith 6-1, 6-3.
•#2 doubles: Savannah Mainland and Karli Booth defeated Bailey Mclemore and Katelyn Flynn 6-1, 6-2.

MCHS girls 5, Callaway 0
(Third round of the Granger Invitational)
•#1 singles: Abby Thrasher defeated Olivia Howard 6-3, 6-2.
•#2 singles: Kassey Conner beat Kaitlin Smith 7-5, 4-6, 10-2.
•#3 singles: Morgan Dooley defeated Jung Ryu 6-1, 6-0.
•#1 doubles: KayLee Bates and Abby Morgan beat Dauiri Lucio and Taylor Townsend 6-0, 6-3.
•#2 doubles: Savannah Mainland and Karli Booth beat Deborah Kim and Ashley Lane 6-1, 6-1.