Tennis teams rolling, sweep Stockbridge

  • Tenleigh Purser keeps the volley going against Stockbridge. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    Tenleigh Purser keeps the volley going against Stockbridge. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
  • Genna Maki returns the serve during last Tuesday’s win. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    Genna Maki returns the serve during last Tuesday’s win. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
  • Wesley Maynard powers a serve across the net. BRAD HARRISON/Staff
    Wesley Maynard powers a serve across the net. BRAD HARRISON/Staff

    The winning ways of Jones County on the tennis court continued last week as both teams took a 4-1 win against Stockbridge.

    Wesley Maynard and Brayden Chapman claimed 8-6 and 8-0 victories in boys’ singles play with a pair of wins also coming in doubles matches by scores of 8-1 as the combos of Sid Giles and Matthew O’Neal as well as Kalyb Durden and Drew Holder took victories.

    For the Lady Greyhounds, Mallory Herndon won 8-4 in singles matches with another win there from Genna Maki, 8-0. Two other 8-0 wins came the way of JCHS in doubles play with Lyndsie Hanner and Chloe Scarborough winning as well as Emily Parks and Nahlia Richardson by the same score.

    Tenleigh Purser and Addy Deason also won 8-1 in exhibition matches for Jones County, which is scheduled to play its next home match March 20 against GMC Prep.