STANFORD —  The Lincoln County High School girls and boys tennis teams split their opening match of the season Thursday at the Baughman Bros. Courts on the LCHS campus.

The Lady Patriots emerged as one of the victors in the split, taking down visiting Southwestern 7-2, but it was the Warriors claiming victory in the boys match with a 6-3 win over the Patriots.

“Today was a great start on the season,” Lincoln coach Allen Lewis said.

The Lady Patriots did not fare too well in the one- and two-seed matches, with the Lady Warriors coming out on top, but Lincoln took control by taking the third- through sixth-seeded matches, then followed with a sweep in doubles to earn the “W.”

Raelyn Amon ignited Lincoln’s comeback effort by beating Southwestern’s Ashley Cole 6-4 at the three seed. Kaitlynn Wilks followed with a 6-2 win over Paige Daniels at four, Grace Muse topped Sage McBride 6-3 at five and Abby Hale capped singles’ play with a 6-3 win over Shelby Watson at six.

Amon and Wilks teamed up at the one seed for Lincoln in doubles and handed Southwestern’s Munsey and Wilson a 6-4 defeat. Smith and Muse blanked Selena Martinez and Natalie Morrow 6-0 at two and Adie Hogue and Chandler Otto made it a doubles sweep with a 6-2 win over Cole and Bethany Jordan at three.

The Lincoln boys’ one- and three-seeded players, Carter Story and Lee Amon, notched singles wins against Southwestern  and, in doubles, Amon teamed up with Colin Green for a victory. 

Story defeated Southwestern’s Josh Carey 8-6 at one in singles and Amon topped Jon Long 6-1 at three. Amon and Green gave up four games to Cameron Campbell and Daniel Walrod at the two seed in doubles before pulling out the 6-4 win. 

Results from the Southwestern match follow: 

Girls
Lincoln (LC) 7, Southwestern (S) 2

Singles
No. 1 – Kaitlyn Munsey (S) def. Savanna Smith (LC) 8-5; No. 2 – Angela Wilson (S) def. Alyea Towle (LC) 6-0; No. 3 – . Raelyn Amon (LC) def. Ashley Cole (S) 6-4; No. 4 – Kaitlynn Wilks def. Paige Daniels (S) 6-2; No. 5 – Grace Muse (LC) def. Sage McBride (SW) 6-3; No. 6 – Abby Hale def. Shelby Watson (S) 6-3.

Doubles
No. 1 – Amon/Wilks (LC) def. Munsey/Wilson (S) 6-4; No. 2 – Smith/Muse (LC) def. Selena Martinez/Natalie Morrow (S) 6-0; No. 3 – Adie Hogue/Chandler Otto (LC) def. Cole/Bethany Jordan (S) 6-2.
Exhibition: Josey Norden/Emily Byrd (LC) def. Harley Jordan/Sierra Gibson (S) 6-0.

Boys
Southwestern (S) 6, Lincoln (LC) 3

Singles
No. 1 – Carter Story (LC) def. Josh Carey (S) 8-6; No. 2 – Max Brained (S) def. Kade Bandura (LC) 8-3; No. 3 – Lee Amon (LC) def. Jon Long (LC) 6-1; No. 4 – Cameron Campbell (S) def. Colin Green (LC) 6-2; No. 5 – Harrison Dalton (S) def. Gavin Towle (LC) 6-0; No. 6 – Camdon Harris (S) def. William Hawkins  (LC) 6-0.

Doubles
No. 1 – Carey/Brainard (S) def. Story/Bandura (LC) 7-6 (7-3); No. 2 – Amon/Green (LC) def. Campbell/Daniel Walrod (S) 6-4; No. 3 – Harris/Hagan Hubbard (S) def. Hawkins/Caydunn Randall (LC) 6-0.

2018 Tennis Schedule

March 22    Girls Tennis     Lincoln at East Jessamine
March 23    Boys/Girls Tennis    Garrard Co. at Lincoln
March 26    Boys/Girls Tennis    Wayne Co. at Lincoln
March 27    Boys/Girls Tennis    Somerset at Lincoln
March 29    Boys/Girls Tennis    Lincoln at Boyle Co.
April 9     Boys/Girls Tennis    Lincoln at Casey Co.
April 10    Boys/Girls Tennis    Mercer Co. at Lincoln
April 12    Boys/Girls Tennis    Lincoln at Danville
April 19    Boys/Girls Tennis    Lincoln at Madison Southern
April 23    Girls Tennis     Rockcastle Co. at Lincoln
April 24    Boys/Girls Tennis    West Jessamine at Lincoln
April 26    Boys/Girls Tennis    Pulaski Co. at Lincoln