By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–Union City’s Middle School tennis teams were impressive in sweeping visiting Crockett County on Monday, the Lady Tornadoes recording an 8-0 shutout and the UC boys winning 5-2.
Union City’s girls were barely tested in the five singles matches – even without top seeds Shelby Bondurant and Molly Kizer, neither of whom played.
The Twister boys won four of their five singles matches.
The UCHS tennis teams split a pair of matches at Henry County, the girls winning 5-2 and the boys swept 7-0.
UC’s prep softball team was on the wrong end of a 10-4 score at Obion Central.
A full Tuesday slate of spring sports events is on tap today for UC teams with five high school competitions and three more in the middle school ranks.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
UC 8, Crockett Co. 0 (G)
UC 5, Crockett Co. 2 (B)
Kate Schlager, Mimi Jenkins, Emily Hammond, Allie Tucker and Alyssa Durham all cruised in singles play for the Lady Tornadoes.
The doubles tandems of Jorge Frankum/Madeline Underwood, Davey Frankum/Dani Frankum and Jamie Becton/Lexi Petty also won impressively as UC surrendered just 10 games in eight matches overall.
On the boys’ side, top seed Ben Wade was essentially untested in posting a 6-0 shutout.
Both Charlton Wisener and Owen Rodgers won in both singles and doubles play.
Union City is set to visit Paducah Tilghman today.
Girls
Singles
Kate Schlager beat Mady Edwards 6-1
Mimi Jenkins beat Campbell Currie 6-0
Emily Hammond beat Karmen Frost 6-2
Allie Tucker beat Kate Gourley 6-0
Alyssa Durham beat Alyssa Roy 6-0
Doubles
Jorge Frankum/Madeline Underwood beat Mady Edwards/Campbell Currie 6-3
Davey Frankum/Dani Frankum beat Kate Gourley/Karmen Frost 6-3
Jamie Becton/Lexi Petty beat Ashley Boone/Mary Reese Wilson 6-1
Boys
Singles
Ben Wade beat Baker Jones 6-0
Owen Rogers beat Luke Ritchie 6-3
Charlton Wisener beat Dallas Teel 6-2
Carter Wilson beat Adam Booker 6-1
Jack Tully lost to Dallas Teel 3-6
Doubles
Rogers/Wisener beat Jones/Ritchie 6-2
Wilson/Tully lost to Teel/Booker 6-7 (4-7 tie-break)
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
UC 5, Henry Co. 2 (G)
Henry Co. 7, UC 0 (B)
Zoe Cagle won in both singles and doubles play to help the Lady Tornadoes improve to 7-2 and complete a season sweep of HC.
Cagle beat Anna Minor in a singles tie-breaker, then teamed with Sailor Bearden to win a doubles match, 8-3.
Gussie Parks also claimed a hard-fought 8-6 singles win, while Gracyn Callicott and Eric Gill triumphed in individual play, 8-2 and 8-3, respectively.
Caleb Parker and Walker Ross both put up good fights in singles play for the UC boys, winning five games each before ultimately falling in their matches.
Union City is set to host Mayfield today.
Girls
Singles
Meg Kizer vs Lexi Daniels 3-8
Gussie Parks vs Samantha Hopwood 8-6
Zoe Cagle vs Anna Minor 7-5 Tiebreak
Gracyn Callicott vs Meg Gardner 8-2
Erin Gill vs Taylor Berry 8-3
Doubles
Kizer/Parks vs Daniels/Hopwood 6-8
Cagle/Sailor Bearden vs Gardner/Minor 8-3
Boys
Singles
Wilson Harris vs Clay Durham 3-8
Caleb Parker vs Jaden Wimberley 5-8
Walker Ross vs Holden Beauregard 5-8
Hayden Wilson vs Will Wang 1-8
Justin Rice vs Seth Bucy 1-8
Doubles
Harris/Ross vs Durham/Beauregard 0-8
Wilson/Parker vs Wimberley/Wang 1-8
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
OC 10, UC 4
The Lady Tornadoes dropped their seventh straight game, falling behind big early.
Five errors hurt Union City’s chances and contributed to nearly half of Central’s runs being unearned.
Kallie Worrell smacked a solo home run to headline UC’s offensive stats. Halle Riley had two hits and scored a run, as did Sophie Theobald, who also drove home a tally. Gracie Later and Anna Lynn Cheatham were credited with RBIs.
Theobald was tagged with the pitching loss.
Now 4-8, UC plays at South Fulton today.
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