Tuesday brought rain to Lexington and delayed a portion of the afternoon matches but when play finished, six local athletes made it to the third round of the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament.
Owensboro’s Dylan Mather advanced in boy’s singles when he took down South Oldham’s Brady Kroll and then beat Highlands Peter Lasky in the second round.
Mather cruised 6-0, 6-0, in his first match and then beat Lasky 6-2, 7-6(7). The Red Devil junior will take on DuPont Manual’s Brent Reynolds at 8 a.m. EST.
In girl’s singles, Owensboro Catholic’s Ella Cason also made it to the third round as she beat Bullitt East’s Emma Wright 6-0, 6-1 and beat Boyle County’s Jaina Burkett 61, 6-3.
The Lady Ace eighth-grader will have Cooper’s Ellie Zureick at 9:15 a.m. EST for a spot in the next round.
Only two doubles teams advanced to Wednesday and both were from Catholic.
Catholic’s Emmy Moore/Sarah Kate Young will face North Oldham’s Reagan Mangan/Willow Renton in today’s third round after two victories Tuesday.
Moore/Young beat Graves County’s Audrey Lam/Maddy Williams in the first round 6-4, 6-3, then beat familiar foes Sarah Cate Boggess/Baker Hardison of Muhlenberg County.
The other Lady Ace duo of Olivia Hayden/Aisha Merchant also advanced to the third round as they’ll take on Scott County’s Megan Moore and Sydney Zakic.
Hayden/Merchant beat Hazard’s Hannah Stidham/Maci Woods then in the second round took down South Warren’s Hannah Evans/Meghan Martin in a thriller. The Lady Ace pair won the match 7-6(3), 5-7,1-0(3).
Two boy’s doubles teams also won matches Tuesday as Daviess County’s Graham Sandefur/Camden Clark beat Bourbon County’s Luke Earlywine/Noah Earlywine before falling to Elizabethtown’s Dylan Koen/Quinn Maguet in the second round.
Catholic’s Brett Conder/Tucker Ray beat Letcher County Central’s Hayden Bentley/Zach Hall in the first round but fell to Elizabethtown’s Landon Hagan/Chase Moreman in the second round.
Apollo’s Mia Lampert and Daviess County’s Charly Hayden also competed Tuesday but fell in their first round matches.
Doubles
Graham Sandefur/Camden Clark (Daviess County) def. Luke Earlywine/Noah Earlywine (Bourbon County): 6-2, 6-0
Dylan Koen/Quinn Maguet (Corbin) def. Sandefur/Clark: 6-3, 6-3
Brett Conder/Tucker Ray (Owensboro Catholic) def. Hayden Bentley/Zach Hall (Letcher County Central): 6-0, 6-2
Landon Hagan/Chase Moreman (Elizabethtown) def. Conder/Ray: 6-3, 6-0
Local Third Round Matchups at KHSAA State Tennis Championship (All times Eastern)
BOYS
Singles
8 a.m.: Dylan Mather (Owensboro) v Brent Reynolds (DuPont Manual)
GIRLS
Singles
9:15 a.m.: Ella Cason (Owensboro Catholic) v Ellie Zureick (Cooper)
Doubles
11:45 a.m.: Emmy Moore/Sarah Kate Young (Owensboro Catholic) v Reagan Mangan/Willow Renton (North Oldham)
11:45 a.m.: Olivia Hayden/Aisha Merchant (Owensboro Catholic) v Megan Moore/Sydney Zakic (Scott County)
Day 1 Results
BOYS
Singles
Dylan Mather (Owensboro) def. Brady Kroll (South Oldham): 6-0, 6-0
Mather def. Peter Laskey (Highlands): 6-2, 7-6(7)
Doubles
Graham Sandefur/Camden Clark (Daviess County) def. Luke Earlywine/Noah Earlywine (Bourbon County): 6-2, 6-0
Dylan Koen/Quinn Maguet (Corbin) def. Sandefur/Clark: 6-3, 6-3
Brett Conder/Tucker Ray (Owensboro Catholic) def. Hayden Bentley/Zach Hall (Letcher County Central): 6-0, 6-2
Landon Hagan/Chase Moreman (Elizabethtown) def. Conder/Ray: 6-3, 6-0
GIRLS
Singles
Ella Cason (Catholic) def. Emma Wright (Bullitt East): 6-0, 6-1
Cason def. Jaina Burkett (Boyle County) 6-1, 6-3
Jai Garris (Elizabethtown) def. Mia Lampert (Apollo): 6-0, 6-0
Claire Pinkston (Woodford County) def. Charly Hayden (Daviess County): 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
Olivia Hayden/Aisha Merchant (Owensboro Catholic) def. Hannah Stidham/Maci Woods (Hazard): 6-1, 6-0
Hayden/Merchant def. Hannah Evans/Meghan Martin (South Warren): 7-6(3), 5-7, 1-0(3)
Jena Akers/Lara Akers (Danville) def. Caitlyn Blandford/Lauren Clements (Apollo): 6-3, 6-3
Emmy Moore/Sarah Kate Young (Owensboro Catholic) def. Audrey Lamb/Maddy Williams (Graves County): 6-4, 6-3
Moore/Young def. Sarah Cate Boggess/Baker Hardison (Muhlenberg County): 6-3, 6-1
