By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Three days in a row of women’s tennis at Watauga High School and it was a third day of domination on Sept. 14 for the Pioneers. Sweeping the six singles matches and losing only the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles pairing, Watauga defeated Freedom, 7-2.
At No. 1 singles, Watauga sophomore Sienna Davidson had only a little bit of trouble in overcoming the Patriots’ senior No. 1, Ellie Deacon, 6-4, 6-2. Pioneer senior teammate Madison Ogden dispatched Freedom sophomore Emily Kania, 6-1, 6-1, then Watauga’s No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 athletes didn’t surrender a single game, all winning 6-0, 6-0.
Freedom got a measure of revenge in capturing the first two doubles matches, with Deacon and Sara Byrd Succop combining to defeat Pioneers Abbi Shuman and Laurel West, 8-4, and Patriots Leah Kirksey and Kania getting the best of Serena Jewell-Miller and Logan Highfield, 8-4.
Jewell-Miller and Katie Harrison avoided a complete doubles sweep for the Pioneers by defeating Freedom’s Zofia Losada and Lucy Yelton, 8-1.
SINGLES
- No. 1 – WAT Sienna Davidson def. FRE Ellie Deacon 6-4, 6-2
- No. 2 – WAT Madison Ogden def. FRE Emily Kania 6-1, 6-1
- No. 3 – WAT Amira Younce def. FRE Sara Byrd Succop 6-0, 6-0
- No. 4 – WAT Larisa Muse def. FRE Leah Kirksey 6-0, 6-0
- No. 5 – WAT Alaina Muse def. FRE Zofia Losada 6-0, 6-0
- No. 6 – Macayla Kanoy def. FRE Siashi Xiong 6-0, 6-0
DOUBLES
- No. 1 – FRE Succop-Deacon def. WAT Abbi Shuman-Laurel West 8-4
- No. 2 – FRE Kania-Kirksey def. WAT Serena Jewell Miller-Logan Highfield 8-4
- No. 3 – WAT Jewell Miller-Katie Harrison def. FRE Losada-Lucy Yelton 8-1
