Kilgore tennis squad shuts down Whitehouse

Photo by Lester Murray GET IT! — Kilgore's Kade Bittick (above) was among the winners Tuesday for the Bulldogs against Whitehouse. Tuesday was a good day for the Kilgore High School tennis team.

The Bulldogs soundly defeated Whitehouse, 19-0, and in spite of a loss to Lindale last week, Kilgore is in good position to make the regional tournament at the end of this fall season.

The Bulldogs host non-district opponents Van and Wills Point on Saturday — KHS faces Wills Point at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and Van at 1 p.m.

The big two matchups for KHS are Henderson on Tuesday (here at 4 p.m.) and at Nacogdoches on Oct. 14.

"If we can win our next two district matches," coach Jason Maroney said, "...we will be guaranteed second place, which will earn us a trip to regionals."

The regional tournament will be played Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in Grapevine.

A pair of Kilgore tennis players have been hurting recently, Maroney said, noting that both Jody Madding and Shelby Duncan missed the matches against Whitehouse. Maroney said Duncan will likely play against Van and Wills Point, and that Madding's injury will need to be watched, that he will likely miss at least a week.

Against Whitehouse on Tuesday afternoon:

• Boys singles: KHS won all of its matches — remember, the Bulldogs swept the day. Whitehouse didn't win a single matchup.

No. 1 Trevar Compton beat Logan Henson, 6-1, 6-2; Josh Way beat Robby Bennett, 6-2, 5-7, 10-7; Josh Bailey beat Blake Carroll, 6-4, 6-0; Kade Bittick beat Austin McMullen, 7-5, 6-4; Eric Applegate beat Joe Pecchia, 6-1, 6-1; and Trent Raby beat Josh Carroll, 6-2, 6-0.

• Girls singles: No. 1 Haley Smith beat Darian Russell, 6-1, 6-1; Callie Cunyus beat Mayca Madulid, 6-1, 6-2; Meredith Gregg beat Peyton Beasley, 6-1, 6-0; Chelsey Cox beat Jessica Van Schuyer, 6-0, 6-0; Caitlind Trowbridge beat Caroline Weathers, 6-0, 6-0; and Shawna Bass beat Nelly Morales, 6- 0, 6-0.

• Boys doubles: Compton and Applegate beat Bennett and McMullen, 6-2, 6-3; Bailey and Bittick beat Henson and Carroll, 6-3, 6-3; and Way and Jeremy Berryhill beat Recchia and Carroll, 6-1, 6-0.

• Girls doubles: Smith and Cunyus teamed to beat Russell and Madulid, 6-1, 6-2; Gregg and Cox beat Beasley and Weathers, 6-0, 6-1; and Trowbridge and Bass beat Van Schuyer and Morales, 6-0, 6-0.

• In the only mixed doubles faceoff of the day, Naomi Worden and Raby beat Rawal and Bluebagh, 6-1, 6-2.