LCHS Tennis

Jason Fite, Sports Writer

Pete Noblin, Photos

The Lewis County High School Panther team started their 2023 season on the road at Hickman County High School against the Bulldogs on Monday, March 13th.

Hickman County boys were the only opponent on the afternoon. In boys' singles action it was Lewis County's Bryson Clayburn playing as the number one seed. In a tight back-and-forth match neither player could break service. The matchup between number one seeds took extra points to determine a winner, and it was Hickman County taking the match 8-6. Ethan Powers played as the number two seed for the Panthers and fell behind early in his match, ultimately losing 8-2. Jeremiah Sparks was the three seed for Lewis County and like Powers he fell behind in the early sets of his match. Sparks fell to the Bulldogs three seed 8-1.In the matchup of number four seeds Lewis County's Gavin Carroll matched the Bulldogs number four point for point until Hickman County broke serve midway through the match and handed Lewis County the loss 8-5.In the final singles matchup Kadin Shepherd played as the Lewis County five seed and fell behind early trailed untilthe final point as Hickman County finished the sweep in singles play with an 8-3 win.

In doubles play it was the duo of Clayburn and Powers playing as the number one pairing for Lewis County. The one seed doubles match was a tight match through much of the action, but Hickman County broke service late and handed Lewis County an 8-6 loss. Lewis County's second seed doubles pair was Sparks and Shepherd and, much like the matchup of number one doubles teams this match was tight throughout the game. Sparks/Shepherd lost service late and gave Hickman County the advantage they needed to take the win 8-6.

The Panthers finished 0-5 in singles play and 0-2 in doubles.