Monday the THS Tennis Team competed in area tournaments at Darlington School. Both the boys and girls will advance to state. The girl’s team placed second with a miniscule loss to Gordon Lee. The boy’s team played Tuesday in the finals and the results are still undetermined.

                The teams first played Monday morning in the preliminary rounds. They randomly drew to see who they would play in pro-8 sets. The outcomes of the matches would determine the seeding for the tournament. The boys’ team defeated Woody Gap with a 4-1 score, earning them the first place spot, an automatic state qualification and a first round bye. The girl’s matches however were much more intense with a close 3-2 win, which placed them 4^th, right in the middle of the pack.

The Trion tennis team has had some close matches in the last couple of weeks.  "It is not always easy to pull out wins when you have such a young team, according to Coach Howard Hughes".  Seasoned players Callan Hamby and Sam Hughes are working hard in that first seed spot this year.  "The competition is stiff and they both have a hard job each match," adds Hughes.  Other Seniors Maddie Jenkins and Kristyn Martin, girl's first doubles, are staying ahead of the game this season with only two losses.  Jonathan Chance and Isaac Thomas, boy's first doubles, have just teamed back up for the season and are finding their way to the winner's bracket.  Senior Bobby Jones has just returned after an injury and has given up a couple of wins in grueling tiebreakers.  The tennis team will travel to Dalton this week and after spring break they will face Chattooga at home and Gordon Lee and Model away.  The area playoff tournament will be on Monday, April 22, at Darlington beginning at nine a.m.  Good luck to the Trion tennis team.