GHS tennis remains undefeated at home

GHS tennis remains undefeated at home News Staff Tue, 08/27/2024 - 10:11 am

• (TC GORDON | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Brodey Mills of the Steers tennis team keeps his eye on the ball as he prepares to hit it during a singles match against Glen Rose. Graham beat Glen Rose on Thursday, Aug. 15 and beat Brownwood on Saturday, Aug. 24.
• (TC GORDON | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Graham’s Olivia Buckley sets herself up for a serve during her singles match against a Glen Rose opponent Thursday, Aug. 22. The Steers and Lady Blues beat Glen Rose 14-5.
• (TC GORDON | THE GRAHAM LEADER) The Steers’ No. 1 Hayden Burrows follows through on a backhand swing during his singles match against a Glen Rose opponent Thursday, Aug. 22.
• (TC GORDON | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Graham’s Stacey Gonzalez makes contact with the ball on a forehand swing during one of her matches against Glen Rose. The Steers and Lady Blues beat Glen Rose and Brownwood last week.

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TC Gordon sports@grahamleader.com

After a difficult start to the season due to a number of road games, the Graham High School tennis team has strung together three straight wins in a row at home.

The Steers and Lady Blues recently defeated Glen Rose and Brownwood in separate matches to move their season record to 4-5.

Graham’s team defeated Bridgeport and had a week of preparation for their match Thursday, Aug. 22 against Glen Rose. The Steers and Lady Blues defeated the Tigers and Lady Tigers with relative ease 14-5.

Two days later on Saturday, Aug. 24, Graham welcomed Brownwood to town where they handled the Lions and Lady Lions by an identical score of 14-5. It was a monumental victory for the tennis team as Graham hasn’t had much success against Brownwood throughout head coach Matt Birdwell’s tenure.

Highlights from these two matches include both Graham’s boys and girls going 6-for-7 in singles matches against Glen Rose. Against Brownwood, the Lady Blues had a clean sweep over the Lady Lions as they won every singles and doubles match they played.

Listed below are full results for each of the team’s two wins last week.

Graham v. Glen Rose

Boys Singles: No.1 Hayden Burrows won 8-4, No. 2 Barron Burrows won 8-1, No. 3 Brodey Mills won 9-7, No. 4 Silas Yoder won 8-4, No. 5 Chris Reyes won 8-6, No. 6 Paul Andrade lost 8-3 and No. 7 Keigan Garland won 6-0.

Boys Doubles: No. 1 Hayden and Barron Burrows won 8-1, No. 2 Brodey Mills and Silas Yoder won 8-4 and No. 3 Chris Reyes and Keigan Garland lost 8-2.

Girls Singles: No. 1 Jade Dospapas won 8-3, No. 2 Stacey Gonzalez won 8-4, No. 3 Heather Wright lost 8-6, No. 4 Olivia Buckley won 8-0, No. 5 Hope Jones won 8-0, No. 6 Kline Krupp won 8-0 and No. 7 Reanna Brock won 6-2.

Girls Doubles: No. 1 Jade Dospapas and Heather Wright lost 8-2, No. 2 Stacey Gonzalez and Hope Jones won 8-1 and No. 3 Olivia Buckley and Kline Krupp won 8-0.

Mixed Doubles: Paul Andrade and Reanna Brock lost 8-1.

Graham v. Brownwood

Boys Singles: No. 1 Hayden Burrows won 8-5, No. 2 Barron Burrows lost 8-3, No. 3 Brodey Mills won 8-4, No. 4 Silas Yoder won 8-6, No. 5 Chris Reyes lost 8-3, No. 6 Tyler Bryan won 9-7 and No. 7 Paul Andrade won 6-4.

Boys Doubles: No. 1 Hayden and Barron Burrows lost 9-7, No. 2 Brodey Mills and Silas Yoder lost 8-2 and No. 3 Chris Reyes and Tyler Bryan won 8-6.

Girls Singles: No. 1 Jade Dospapas won 8-3, No. 2 Stacey Gonzalez won 9-7, No. 3 Heather Wright won 8-4, No. 4 Olivia Buckley won 8-2, No. 5 Hope Jones won 8-3, No. 6 Kline Krupp won 8-6 and No. 7 Reanna Brock won 6-4.

Girls Doubles: No. 1 Jade Dospapas and Heather Wright won 9-8 with a 7-5 tiebreaker, No. 2 Stacey Gonzalez and Hope Jones won 8-4 and No. 3 Olivia Buckley and Kline Krupp won 8-2. Mixed Doubles: Paul Andrade and Reanna Brock lost 8-1.

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