Cartersville sweeps past Cedartown in tennis play
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Apr 13, 2012 | 324 views | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Cartersville closed out its regular high school tennis season with a pair of wins against Cedartown.

The girls won, 3-2, and the boys won, 4-1, in their matches played Thursday at Dellinger Park.

“It was a great way to end the regular season with wins across the board for all of our seniors,” head coach Melissa Moore said.

The coach said several Cartersville players turned in dominating performances as the girls improved their overall record to 9-2 and Region 7-AAA record to 4-1. The Cartersville boys earned a 6-5 overall record, 4-1 in the region, during the regular season.

The teams next play in the Region 7-AAA tournament Tuesday and Wednesday in Dalton.

In girls line 1 singles play, Adrienne Green won, 6-0, 6-0; while at singles line 2 play, Darien DeFrench took 6-0, 6-1 victories. At singles line 3, Maddy McGinnis fell 7-5, 7-5.

In girls doubles line 1 play, Mallory Walker and Ali Norwood lost 6-3, 7-5, while at doubles line 2, Annabeth Fox and Charleston Fox won, 6-0, 6-4.

In boys play at singles line 1, Trevor Gotkowski overpowered his opponent, 6-0, 6-0, while at line 2 singles Mitchell Scott was dominant, 6-0, 6-0. At the singles line 3, Tyler Hill had an equally dominating performance with a 6-0, 6-0 victory.

At the boys doubles line 1, Will Garner and Jordan Eckert bested their Bulldog foes, 6-2, 6-3; while at the line 2 doubles position, Jonathon McMurdo and Nathan Slocum came up short, 6-4, 6-4.

Coach Moore said both Cartersville teams worked hard in their final match before region play starts.

“Trevor [Gotkowski] used dominating serves” to take control of his contest while Mitchell Scott was “tenacious” in his matches, she said.

“Mitchell never lets up,” Moore added.

She said in girls play, Adrienne Green used consistent serves to wear down her opponent while DeFrench “moved her opponent all around the court.”

She said Annabeth and Charleston Fox are learning to “read their opponents and take advantage of their weaknesses.”