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Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Lady Bears tennis are champs, boys finish second

The Pierce County High School girls tennis team won region and the boys finished as runners up this season.

Both teams defeated Charlton County in a non region contest last week.

Girls will host the first round of state playoffs at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 19) at PCHS vs Richmond Technical Career School (Augusta).

The Lady Bears finished 10-2 in region play and 16-2 overall.

At number one singles, Grace Christopher defeated Jerea Timmon 6-0 and 6-1. Rebecca Tyre beat Noel Crosby 6-1, 6-2 at number 2 singles and number three singles Marli Walker defeated Trinity Crosby 6-1, 6-3.

In number one doubles Maura Kate Waters and Mary Kathryn Cox defeated Alli Clark and Daisha Cooper, 6-1 and 6-1.

At number two doubles, Mattie Lee and Jasmine Sergent defeated Chloe Milton Williams and Crystal Riechloff 6-0, 6-0.

In the boys match, Jeb Bradley at number one singles needed three sets to win over Tanner Murray. Bradley dropped the first set 7-5, but rallied to win 6-4 and 10-6. J.C. Nimmer at number two singles defeated Blaydon Lansdell 6-0 and 6-4.

In the third set, Aaden Carlson defeated Mason Waltron 6-3, 6-0.

In doubles, the combo of Davis Hersey and Peyton Thompson beat Caleb Bryant 7-6 and 6-3 and at number two doubles

Bennett Higginson and Garrett Page defeated Tony McDowell and Jason Hamelton, 6-0, 6-2.

Both teams lost to Brantley to wrap up the season.

The girls lost to Brantley 3-2.

Number one singles Christopher lost 6-1, 6-2 to Brooklyn Wildes. Tyre lost to Raylee Strickland 6-0,6-0 and Walker lost to Summer Colley 6-4, 6-0, 7-5, 7-6.

In doubles, Waters and Cox defeated Chasadee Waldron and Emma Jacobs 6-2, 6-3 and Lee and Sergent defeated Jaycie Riggins and Kaleigh Oakie 6-1, 6-1.

The boys were swept at doubles and singles by Brantley County on Wednesday. Bradley at number one fell 6-0, 6-0 to Ben Smith, Nimmer at number two singles fell 7-5, 6-1 to Bryson Allison and number three singles Carlson fell to Rohand Davis 6-4, 6-3.

In doubles the number one team of Hersey and Thompson fell to Garrison Chesser and Tucker O’Quinn 6-0,6-0 and Higginson and Page fell to Patrick O’Quinn and Jayce Chapman 6-0, 6-3.

The boys team finished as the runners up in the region.


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