Knights top University Christian in 1-A boys tennis opener
A dominant showing in singles propelled Greenfield past visiting University Christian of Hickory, 6-3, in the first round of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A boys tennis dual-team playoffs Tuesday.
The Knights (7-4) will travel to Charlotte on Thursday to face No. 6-seeded Woodlawn School (9-2) while University Christian ended its season at 5-5.
McGuire Metts, Cabell Metts, Frankie Peele and Amz Hoffner each won in straight sets on the first four singles courts. Will Powell, playing at No. 5 for the Knights, dropped his first set 6-2 to Henry Winfield before rebounding to win the second set 6-3. Powell then gritted out a 12-10 win in the third-set tiebreaker to clinch the match for the Knights.
The Metts’ brothers won at No. 1 for Greenfield’s only doubles win.
GREENFIELD 6,
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 3
McGuire Metts (G) def. Jay Sowers 7-5, 6-3; Cabell Metts (G) def. Wyatt Sain 6-2, 6-0; Frankie Peele (G) def. Baylor Texer 6-4, 6-2; Amz Hoffner (G) def. Brodie Ham 6-2, 6-3; Will Powell (G) def. Henry Winfield 2-6, 6-3, (12-10); Phillip Wilson (UC) def. Carter Peele 6-4, 6-1.
Metts-Metts (G) def. Sowers-Sain 8-4; Texer-Ham (UC) def. F. Peele-Hoffner 8-2; Winfield-Wilson (UC) def. Powell-Hayden McLamb 9-7.
A dominant showing in singles propelled Greenfield past visiting University Christian of Hickory, 6-3, in the first round of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A boys tennis dual-team playoffs Tuesday.
The Knights (7-4) will travel to Charlotte on Thursday to face No. 6-seeded Woodlawn School (9-2) while University Christian ended its season at 5-5.
McGuire Metts, Cabell Metts, Frankie Peele and Amz Hoffner each won in straight sets on the first four singles courts. Will Powell, playing at No. 5 for the Knights, dropped his first set 6-2 to Henry Winfield before rebounding to win the second set 6-3. Powell then gritted out a 12-10 win in the third-set tiebreaker to clinch the match for the Knights.
The Metts’ brothers won at No. 1 for Greenfield’s only doubles win.
GREENFIELD 6,
UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN 3
McGuire Metts (G) def. Jay Sowers 7-5, 6-3; Cabell Metts (G) def. Wyatt Sain 6-2, 6-0; Frankie Peele (G) def. Baylor Texer 6-4, 6-2; Amz Hoffner (G) def. Brodie Ham 6-2, 6-3; Will Powell (G) def. Henry Winfield 2-6, 6-3, (12-10); Phillip Wilson (UC) def. Carter Peele 6-4, 6-1.
Metts-Metts (G) def. Sowers-Sain 8-4; Texer-Ham (UC) def. F. Peele-Hoffner 8-2; Winfield-Wilson (UC) def. Powell-Hayden McLamb 9-7.
