FHS Girls Tennis improves to 3-1
Published 11:50 am Thursday, April 11, 2013
Attacking the net during the #1 doubles match is FHS Kate Vogel, as partner Kaitlyn Trotter watches. The FHS team went on to defeat the Eagles team of Kiana Hancock and Sierra Mitchell 8-4 in an eight game pro set. — FRANK A. DAVIS/TIDEWATER NEWS
FRANKLIN—The Franklin High School Girls Tennis Team returned to the courts Tuesday, following spring break and avenged an early season defeat with a 6-3 victory over the Lady Eagles of Greensville High School.
Franklin and Greensville split the singles matches 3-3 with #1 seed Kate Vogel, #5 seed Cheyenne Banks, and #6 seed Kaitlyn Trotter notching wins for the Lady Broncos.
With the match tied going into doubles, Franklin swept the three doubles matches with #1 seed duo of Vogel and Trotter winning their set 8-4.
The #2 pair of Rebecca Gray and Tyreccka Hawks fought back from a 1-4 deficit to win their set 9-8 (10-8) in a tie breaker. And the #3 pair of Banks and Andrea Jacome fought off a tenacious Greensville pair to win 8-6.
In exhibition doubles, Franklin’s Tiko Bakhtadze and Wawijah Jones won 8-5.
Franklin improves to 3-1 and will play its next match at home against Brunswick High School Wednesday.
