Tennis (Boys V) Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
Boys Varsity Tennis team defeats Southmont and Covington in WeBo Invitational
By Jeremy Dexter | Sep 23, 2024 8:30 AM
The Western Boone Boys Tennis Team hosted the WeBo Invite on Saturday, welcoming the Southmont Mounties and the Covington Trojans to WeBo courts for a round-robin tournament. The Stars opened the tournament with a 5-0 victory over conference foe Southmont. The Stars won 4 of the 5 matches in straight sets with the 1D duo of Owen Oakley and Easton Nance pulling out a 3-set win. The Stars ended the day by defeating the Covington Trojans 4-1. The Stars changed the lineup in the last round, moving Gavin Hawkins and Jon Rutherford to 1D and having Oakley and Nance play 1S and 2S. Hawkins and Rutherford earned a quick win at 1D 6-0, 6-1. They were followed by Freshman Jacob Collins, who won his match 6-0, 6-0. The Stars secured the win with the 2D team of Eli Mitchell and Burke Cavins coming away with a 3-set victory. Easton Nance finished the day 2-0 with his first career varsity singles victory. The win moves the Stars to 10-6 on the year and 4-2 in conference. Varsity 5-0 1S Gavin Hawkins v Gavun Downey (11) 6-0, 6-0 2S Jon Rutherford v Caden Allen (12) 6-4, 6-1 3S v Jacob Collins v Chazz Long (11) 6-0, 6-0 1D Owen Oakley/Easton Nance v Owen McCutchen (11)/ Colton Cory (10) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 2D Eli Mitchell/Burke Cavins v Mikey Hardin (10)/Alex Garcia (11) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 Vs Covington (WeBo Invite) 09.21.2024 Varsity 4-1 1S Owen Oakley v Urban Roarks (12) 2-6, 1-6 2S Easton Nance v Carson Schaeffer (12) 6-4, 3S Jacob Collins v Luke Holycross (9) 6-0, 6-0 1D Owen Oakley/Easton Nance v Brody Goodrich (10) / Michael Norton 6-1, 6-0 2D Eli Mitchell/Burke Cavins v Ben Stewart (11)/Grissom Cope (11) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 Come out Monday night when the Stars host the North Montgomery Chargers for senior night! The match starts at 5:00 PM and senior night activities will occur before the match.