Northeastern MS/HS

The Lady Knights traveled to Shenandoah and took the fight to the Lady Raiders, coming out on top with a 3-2 win. #1 Singles Lauren Lacey won 6-0, 6-0, while #1 Doubles Ella Coddington and Chaia Gardner won in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. #2 Doubles Olivia Null and Alyssa Sheets provided the team win with a gutsy 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-2 3rd set Super Tiebreak win. "I don't think they (Shenandoah) expected us to come in and get the win tonight, and they expected our doubles to fold after getting down a set. What we've established this year is making sure teams understand that just because we are down, we are still fighting, point by point, and that's our attitude coming into every match. It was awesome to see and we are becoming mentally tougher as the season goes on. We also had a birthday to celebrate and it was nice to get the win for her. Happy 16th Birthday Aubrey!," said Coach Haynes. The JV also had a successful night, with #1 Singles Kahlen Meyer finding her serve and hitting deeper placed balls for a 6-0 win. #1 Doubles Ava Bales and Alex Shank split, losing their first matchup 4-6 and winning 6-0 in their second matchup. The Knights improve to 4-2 overall, 2-2 in nonconference play, and 2-0 in the TEC. The Knights play again at NHS against Tri High School in a TEC matchup on Thursday, April 25th at 4:30pm. Varsity Singles: #1 Lauren Lacey defeated Audrey Marion 6-0, 6-0 #2 Josie Retz lost to Sofia Gutierrez 6-2, 6-3 #3 Aubrey Mainous lost to Brooklyn Busby 6-2, 6-1 Varsity Doubles #1 Chaia Gardner & Ella Coddington won against Riley Pryor & Carley Smith 6-4, 6-1 #2 Olivia Null & Alyssa Sheets won against Liz Rice & Rachel Walker 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-2 Super Tiebreak JV Singles: #1 Kahlen Meyer defeated Kaylee Bump 6-0 JV Doubles: #1 Ava Bales & Alex Shank lost to Alexa Terrell & Maddie JanBuskirk 6-4 #1 Ava Bales & Alex Shank won against Kaylee Bump & Kegan Watson 6-0