Greenfield rules conference opener
McGuire Metts, at No. 1, and Jonah Lozevski, at No. 4, each improved to 3-0 in singles in leading the Greenfield School boys tennis team to a 6-3 victory against Christ Covenant of Winterville in its 1-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference opener on Thursday.
Metts prevailed in a third-set tiebreaker and Lozevski dropped just two games.
The Knights also got singles wins from Frankie Peele at No. 5 and Argenis Rodriguez at No. 6. Greenfield victors in doubles were Amz Hoffner-Peele at No. 2 and Lozevski-Cullen Wells at No. 3.
“The guys were really pumped about their first conference match and delivered the best match of the year,” said Greenfield coach Robert Cunningham. “I was very proud to see them fight the way they did.”
The Knights (1-2) go outside the conference to welcome Lawrence Academy on Tuesday.
GREENFIELD 6, CHRIST COVENANT 3
McGuire Metts (G) def. Chat Styron 6-4, 4-6, (10-3); Tyler Parker (CC) def. Cabell Metts 6-2, 6-4; Colin Cruise (CC) def. Amz Hoffner 2-6, 6-3, (10-7); Jonah Lozevski (G) def. William Sutton 6-0, 6-2; Frankie Peele (G) def. Matthew Shoemaker 6-2, 6-4; Argenis Rodriguez (G) def. Blair Bile 6-4, 6-4.
Styron-Parker (CC) def. Metts-Metts 8-6; Hoffner-Peele (G) def. Cruise-Sutton 8-0; Lozevski-Cullen Wells (G) def. Shoemaker-Bile 8-1.
McGuire Metts, at No. 1, and Jonah Lozevski, at No. 4, each improved to 3-0 in singles in leading the Greenfield School boys tennis team to a 6-3 victory against Christ Covenant of Winterville in its 1-A Coastal Plain Independents Conference opener on Thursday.
Metts prevailed in a third-set tiebreaker and Lozevski dropped just two games.
The Knights also got singles wins from Frankie Peele at No. 5 and Argenis Rodriguez at No. 6. Greenfield victors in doubles were Amz Hoffner-Peele at No. 2 and Lozevski-Cullen Wells at No. 3.
“The guys were really pumped about their first conference match and delivered the best match of the year,” said Greenfield coach Robert Cunningham. “I was very proud to see them fight the way they did.”
The Knights (1-2) go outside the conference to welcome Lawrence Academy on Tuesday.
GREENFIELD 6, CHRIST COVENANT 3
McGuire Metts (G) def. Chat Styron 6-4, 4-6, (10-3); Tyler Parker (CC) def. Cabell Metts 6-2, 6-4; Colin Cruise (CC) def. Amz Hoffner 2-6, 6-3, (10-7); Jonah Lozevski (G) def. William Sutton 6-0, 6-2; Frankie Peele (G) def. Matthew Shoemaker 6-2, 6-4; Argenis Rodriguez (G) def. Blair Bile 6-4, 6-4.
Styron-Parker (CC) def. Metts-Metts 8-6; Hoffner-Peele (G) def. Cruise-Sutton 8-0; Lozevski-Cullen Wells (G) def. Shoemaker-Bile 8-1.
