Tennis | 3/2/2025 6:52:00 PM
Having dropped the opening two matches of the MHSAA District 2-7A slate, the Clinton High School Tennis team needed a response before their situation grew too dire.
The Arrows found the response on a resplendent Saturday afternoon at the CHS Tennis Courts, defeating the Starkville Yellowjackets by a team score of 6-1. The commanding victory advanced the Arrows' District 2-7A record to 1-2.
Clinton claimed all five doubles matches and
Tejasvi Uppu won the women's singles match in straight sets 6-1 and 7-6.
In the first-seeded boys' doubles match,
Kushal Mannam and
Ethan Rone dropped the opening set, 3-6, but rallied for a 6-3 second set victory and a 10-5 tiebreaker in the third. The second boys' doubles match featured
Jacob Strickler and
Brady Mayfield, who defeated the Jackets' pairing 6-1, 1-6, and 10-2.
For the girls' doubles matches,
Avanthi Remata and
Elaina Cook won in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-3. While
Hannah Webb and
Kinley Brooks were straight-set winners over Starkville with a 6-4, 6-3 decision.
Grayson Fortenberry and
Cate Thompson won the mixed doubles match for Clinton in straight sets, 6-0 and 6-2.
UP NEXT
Arrow Tennis squares off with the Richland Rangers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday at the CHS Tennis Courts. Then, the Arrows host the Germantown High School Tennis team in District 2-7A action on Wednesday afternoon before a Thursday afternoon trip to play the Brandon High School Tennis team.
