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SCHS tennis takes 2 wins vs. Blackman

Posted on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 2:39 pm

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MURFREESBORO — Shelbyville Central picked up two impressive wins on Friday afternoon against Blackman.

The Eaglettes shutout the Lady Blaze for a 7-0 team win, while the Golden Eagles won a convincing 6-1 match.

No. 1 seed Lilly Smith, No. 4 Abby Thaxton and No. 5 Elsa Aldis all claimed 8-1 singles victories over their opponents, while No. 2 Addie Berry and No. 3 Sophie Ray each won 8-0 shutout wins.

The trend continued into doubles, with Smith and Ray taking the No. 1 doubles win, 8-2, while Berry and Thaxton cruised to an 8-3 win in the No. 2 doubles match.

While the Golden Eagles also took a dominant team win, the individual matches were much closer.

No. 1 Henry Stone edged out Antonio Yibirin for the 8-6 win, while Justin Spence claimed an 8-5 win in the No. 2 singles match.

Tanner Johnson and Carter Watson took respective 8-0 and 8-2 wins, while Tucker Johnson came up short in a hard-fought 8-6 final score in the No. 3 singles match.

While the singles matches were fairly close throughout the lineup, Shelbyville dominated the doubles matches against Blackman.

Stone and Tucker Johnson blanked the No. 1 duo from Blackman for the 8-0 win, while Spence and Tanner Johnson coasted to an 8-2 doubles victory in the No. 2 match.

 

Girls

SCHS 7, Blackman 0

Singles

  1. Lilly Smith (S) def. Ana Santiago (B), 8-1.
  2. Addie Berry (S) def. Lilly McWilliams (B), 8-0.
  3. Sophie Ray (S) def. Catherine Beachy (B), 8-0.
  4. Abby Thaxton (S) def. Sydney Bess (B), 8-1.
  5. Elsa Aldis (S) def. Charleigh Ann Catelon (B), 8-1.

Doubles

  1. Smith/Ray (S) def. Santiago/Beachy (B), 8-2.
  2. Berry/Thaxton (S) def. McWilliams/Bass (B), 8-3.

 

Boys

SCHS 6, Blackman 1

Singles

  1. Henry Stone (S) def. Antonio Yibirin (B), 8-6.
  2. Justin Spence (S) def. Langston Thaxton (B), 8-5.
  3. Mason McConnell (B) def. Tucker Johnson (S), 8-6.
  4. Tanner Johnson (S) def. Aiden Haynes (B), 8-0.
  5. Carter Watson (S) def. Houston Arrington (B), 8-2.

Doubles

  1. Stone/Tuck. Johnson (S) def. Yibirin/McConnell (B), 8-0.
  2. Spence/Tan. Johnson (S) def. Thaxton/Hayn