By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–The Union City High School girls’ tennis team won its fifth match of the week Thursday, rolling over homestanding Huntingdon 6-1.
The Lady Tornadoes improved to 13-4, sweeping all five singles matches in the process.
Shelby Bondurant, Gracyn Callicott, Annie Wade, Molly Kizer and Erin Gill all won in convincing fashion, none of the group surrendering more than three games. Bondurant and Wade also team for a doubles triumph.
The UC boys experienced the opposite result and fell to 6-5 on the season.
Gavin Pledge gave Michael Byrd a run for his money before falling 9-7 at the No. 4 seed, and Alex Del-Castillo put up a good fight at the fifth seed before dropping an 8-6 decision to Brayden Bales.
Both UC squads will play in the McCracken County Invitational in Paducah on Saturday and Sunday.
Girls Singles
Shelby Bondurant vs. Addison Postlethwait 8-3
Gracyn Callicott vs. Lexie Stevens 8-2
Annie Wade vs. Ellie Lewis 8-1
Molly Kizer vs. Alexis Wilson 8-2
Erin Gill vs. Jenna Magee 8-3
Doubles
Kizer/Mimi Jenkins vs. Postlethwait/Stevens 6-8
Bondurant/Wade vs. Lewis/Wilson 8-2
Boys Singles
Kobe Terrell vs. Brady Townsend (Terrell retired with injury)
Eli Ervin vs. Jeb Atkinson 3-8
Charleton Wisener vs. Seth Ricketts 1-8
Gavin Pledge vs. Michael Byrd 7-9
Alex Del-Castillo vs. Brayden Bales 6-8
Doubles
Bryce White/Jack Tully vs. Townsend/Ricketts 1-8
Wisener/Pledge vs. Atkinson/Byrd 4-8
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Obion Central 2, UC 1
The Tornadoes saw their four-match winning streak come to an end with a close loss to Obion Central.
Union City (6-3) took a 1-0 first-half lead when Isaac Mack used a toe-poke to get the ball in the net after receiving a cross feed from Miguel Sanchez.
The Rebels scored twice after the intermission, however, including the game-winner at the 39:30 mark.
UC had just three shots on goal in the contest.
Freshman Ka’Jaylon Bell had six saves for the Twisters.
The Tornadoes will celebrate Senior Night Tuesday against Westview.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL
JCS 6, UC 2
Tied at 2-all after three innings, the visiting Eagles scored in each of the final three frames to spoil 8th Grade Night for Union City.
A dozen Tornado 8th graders were honored in pregame ceremonies.
UC could muster but three singles in the game with Jamarious Abbott collecting one of those and scoring a run. Logan Vincent and Tucker Davis also collected safeties and Finn Franklin crossed the plate with the Twisters’ other run.
Vincent, the second of three Union City pitchers, was charged with the loss. He followed Jack Harris to the mound, with Logan Dawkins finishing up.
UC (13-10) will begin postseason play Tuesday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Trinity Christian Academy.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Lake Co. 5, UC 2
The Falcons handed Union City just its second loss in 10 District 13A games by scoring three times in the bottom of the sixth to break a 2-all tie.
UC (11-11-1) had evened the count in the top of the frame on a bases-loaded walk to Dalton Bone that plated Will Ragsdale.
Landon Hauhe doubled, singled and drove in the Twisters’ other run. Hauhe reached base three times in all. Mason Reed got aboard twice with a hit and a walk. He also scored the Tornadoes’ other run.
Hauhe was the losing pitcher, going the distance with seven strikeouts and six hits allowed.
Union City will celebrate Senior Night tonight when it hosts Madison Academic.