Deerfield-Windsor tennis tops Tiftarea

The Deerfield-Windsor tennis teams swept Tiftarea Monday afternoon at ASU West with the undefeated girls going 5-0 against the Panthers while the boys won 4-1. The defending state champion Lady Knights are now 5-0 on the season and the Knights improved to 3-2.

The wins were in preparation for the Deerfield-Windsor Classic which is Saturday at ASU West. The Knights and Lady Knights will host Brookwood, Westwood, First Presbyterian Day School and Mt. DeSales with matches beginning at 9 a.m.

Deerfield-Windsor’s Lady Knights allowed only two points in two matches, the rest were all 6-0. The Lady Knights were led by Sophie Singleton at number one singles who swept Tiftarea’s Abby Powell 6-0,6-0.

The rest of the Lady Knights matches:

No. 2 Singles — Lizzie Moorhead (DW) def. Kaitlyn Willis (TA) 6-0, 6-0

No. 3 Singles — Elizabeth Leveson (DW) def. Caroline Barksdale (TA) 6-2, 6-0

No. 1 Doubles — Haley Hallford/Jia Patel (DW) def. Addison Jackson-Jolee Paulk (TA) 6-0, 6-2

No. 2 Doubles — Lela Leveson/Jackie Houston (DW) def. Grayson Smith/Lauren Grace Godwin (TA) 6-0,6-0.

In the boy’s matches:

1 Singles — Brooks Margeson (DW) def. Tucker Hall (TA) (6-0), (6-0)

No.2 & No.3 Singles were TA forfeits

No. 1 Doubles: Thomas Coogle/Jesse Jones TA def. Ben Hatcher/Harrison Smith (DW) 6-1, 7-5, (7-5)

No. 2 Doubles was a TA forfeit.

Staff Photo: Joe Whitfield