By Mike Hutchens, UC Schools Communications Director
Union City, Tenn.–The Union City girls’ tennis team completed a perfect run through the district to celebrate Senior Day in style.
After honoring seniors Annie Wade and Gracyn Callicott, the Lady Tornadoes blitzed Huntingdon 7-0 Thursday afternoon.
UC was unbeaten and largely untested in its 13A matches this season and improved its overall mark against a demanding schedule to 9-10.
The Twister girls never gave up more than two games in any set vs. the Fillies, with Molly Kizer recording a shutout in her No. 4 singles match. Callicott and Wade both won easily in singles and doubles play as Union City was victorious in all 12 matches played.
Head coach Tom Sisco honored senior boys Kobe Terrell and Alex Del Castillo before their matches in what turned out to be a 7-0 setback vs. the Mustangs.
Terrell battled Jeb Atkinson to the end before dropping his singles match 8-5, while Del Castillo and doubles partner Charlton Wisener went the distance before falling 8-6 against Seth Ricketts and Aden Hutcherson.
UC is now 7-8 on the boys’ side.
Next up for both the Tornado girls’ and boys’ teams is individual district play that begins Monday at Bethel University.
Girls
Singles
Annie Wade vs. Jenna MaGee 8-1
Gracyn Callicott vs. Lexie Stevens 8-1
Shelby Bondurant vs. L.G. Parish 8-2
Molly Kizer vs. Lexus Bunn 8-0
Davy Frankum vs. Lainie Bales 8-1
Dani Frankum vs. Kailey Lord 6-1
Lexi Petty vs. Campbell Cary 6-2
Mimi Jenkins vs. Annabelle Sauers 6-3
Doubles
Wade/Bondurant vs. MaGee/Stevens 8-1
Kizer/Callicott vs. Parish/Bales 8-1
Frankum/Frankum vs. Bunn/Lord 8-1
Jamie Becton/Petty vs. Sauers/Cary 6-0
Boys
Singles
Gavin Pledge vs. Brady Townsend 4-8
Kobe Terrell vs. Jeb Atkinson 5-8
Charlton Wisener vs. Seth Ricketts 5-8
Alex Del Castillo vs. Michael Byrd 1-8
Bryce White vs. Aden Hutcherson 6-8
Lyndon Brown vs. Carter Coleman 6-2
Jack Tully vs. Tylan Johnson 6-2
Doubles
Pledge/Terrell vs. Townsend/Atkinson 3-8
Wisener/Del Castillo vs. Ricketts/Hutcherson 6-8
Brown/Tully vs. Coleman/Byrd 5-8
White/Owen Rodgers vs. Johnson/Jason Yates 8-2
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
UC 8, South Fulton 3
Union City won its fourth straight and completed a season sweep of the Lady Red Devils.
The Tornado girls (14-9) broke a scoreless deadlock with a run in the fourth, then opened up a 7-0 lead with four tallies in the fifth and two more in the sixth. UC took advantage of five SF errors, those misplays leading to four unearned runs.
Emmaline Qualls, Sophie Theobald and Lainey Barker all went 2-for-4 for the victors. Theobald had a triple, as did teammate Kennedy Robinson. Marlee Theobald smacked a double and scored twice.
Anna Cheatham tossed a complete-game two-hitter with four strikeouts to pick up her fifth pitching win in eight decisions.
Union City closes out its regular season next week with a home game (Monday) against Westview and a trip to Halls on Tuesday.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TENNIS
UC 4, USJ 3 (Girls)
UC 5, USJ 2 (Boys)
The Tornado squads went to Jackson and came home with a pair of victories Thursday.
Union City’s boys triumphed in nine of 11 matches all totaled with Foster Rodgers winning three times – twice in doubles play and once in singles. Jeremy Rice, Camden Dawkins and Tolar Armstrong each won two matches for the Twisters.
Bertie Jenkins and Emma Mobbs came out on top in singles and doubles matches for the Lady Tornadoes.
Girls
Singles
Bertie Jenkins won 5-5 (opponent forfeited last game)
Josie Ross lost 5-7
Emma Mobbs won 6-2
Emma Jane Rice won 6-3
Blythe Ogden won 6-1
Marley Waddell won 6-4
Maddie Bailey lost 0-6
Briley McKinney lost 1-6
Doubles
Bertie Jenkins & Emma Mobbs won 6-2
Josie Ross & Emma Jane Rice lost 1-6
Blythe Ogden & Marley Waddell lost 0-6
Maddie Bailey & Briley McKinney lost 2-6
Boys
Singles
Landon McAdams lost 4-6
Kobe Kirk lost 7-8
Jeremy Rice won 7-6
Grant Sinclair won 6-3
Foster Rodgers won 6-0
Camden Dawkins won 6-3
Tolar Armstrong won 6-4
Doubles
Landon McAdams & Grant Sinclair won 7-5
Kobe Kirk & Jeremy Rice won 7-5
Foster Rodgers & Tolar Armstrong won 6-2
Foster Rodgers & Camden Dawkins won 6-1
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Westview 4, UC 2
An early goal by Juan Lopez put the Tornadoes up, but Westview responded with four unanswered scores to send UC to 5-4-1.
Angel Martinez accounted for Union City’s other goal late in the contest.
Miguel Sanchez and Logan Elmore were credited with assists for the Twisters.
Martin peppered Ka’Jaylon Bell with 18 shots on goal and Bell recorded 14 saves.
Union City will host Ripley Monday.