Special to The Tribune
MONTGOMERY — The North All-Star girls’ tennis team downed the South 6-3 Tuesday at Lagoon Park to improve to 3-0 in the series which was first played in 2019. The South boys, however, posted a 6-3 victory over the North to give the all-stars their first win in the series.
Hewitt-Trussville’s Isabelle Hall won the No. 4 seed singles match in straight sets over Emma Stricklin of Pike Road, 6-0, 6-0.
Stella Stephens of Huntsville won the No. 2 singles match over U(MS-Wright’s Emmy Eckert 6-3, 6-3 to lead the North girls’ squad coached by Decatur High School’s Amanda Whitmire and Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa’s Brian Peirano. The North won four singles matches and two or three doubles matches.
Claire Bosman of Auburn paced the South with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles over Channing Vick of Northridge. Bosman and Eckert combined to win No. 1 doubles 6-3, 6-3 over Vick and Vestavia Hills’ Nancy Chen, 6-3, 6-2 for the South, coached by Michael O’Brien of McGill-Toolen and Jessica Lassiter of Trinity Presbyterian.
In the boys’ action, Montgomery Academy’s Whit Davis beat Hoover’s Samuel Sellers 6-4, 6-3 to take the No. 1 singles match. Davis also teamed with Edward Lee of LAMP to beat Sellers and Jake Anthony of Vestavia Hills 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles.
Bosman and Davis were selected Most Outstanding for the South squads, while Vick and Sellers were selected Most Outstanding for the North squads.
2022 NORTH-SOUTH BOYS’ TENNIS South 6, North 3 (North leads series 2-1) Singles No. 1: (S) Whit Davis, Montgomery Academy def. Samuel Sellers, Hoover, 6-4, 6-3 No. 2: (S) Edward Lee, LAMP def. Jake Anthony, Vestavia Hills, 6-1, 6-1 No. 3: (S) Goodwin Holley, Spanish Fort def. Evan Williams, Huntsville, 5-7, 6-1 (10-6) No. 4: (S) Tova Rios, Saint James def. Elisha Sims, Guntersville, 6-7, 6-4, (10-4) No. 5: (S) Philip Brutkiewicz, St. Paul’s Episcopal def. Grayson Pailus, Whitesburg Christian, 6-3, 6-2 No. 6: (N) Eli Chaney, Cullman def. Radley Rawls, Satsuma, 6-2, 6-4 Doubles No. 1: (S) Whit Davis/Edward Lee def. Samuel Sellers/Jake Anthony, 6-4, 6-1 No. 2: (N) Gavin Patton, Hoover/Hampton Dement, Decatur def. Stephen Ashbee, UMS-Wright/Charlie Hill/Montgomery Academy, 6-4, 6-4 No. 3: (N) Curtis Richey, Albertville/Hunter Johnston/Bob Jones def. Lanier Bankston, Auburn/Parker Hart, McGill-Toolen, 7-5, 6-32022 NORTH-SOUTH GIRLS’ TENNIS
North 6, South 3 (North leads series 3-0) Singles No. 1: (S) Channing Vick, Northridge def. Claire Bosman, Auburn, 6-1, 6-2 No. 2: (N) Stella Stephens, Huntsville def. Emmy Eckert, UMS-Wright, 6-3, 6-3 No. 3: (N) Abby Glover, Decatur def. Kairlyn Ross, Satsuma, 6-0, 6-2 No. 4: (N) Isabelle Hall, Hewitt-Trussville def. Emma Stricklin, Pike Road, 6-0, 6-0 No. 5: (S) Katie Nelson, Enterprise def. Katra Peterson, Cullman, 6-3, 6-4 No. 6: (N) Panavvi Mandadpu, James Clemens def. Anna Warren, Enterprise, 6-1, 6-3 Doubles No. 1: (S) Claire Bosman/Emmy Eckert def. Channing Vick/Nancy Chen, Vestavia Hills, 6-3, 6-2 No. 2: (N) Elliott Armstrong, Hillcrest-Tusc./Caroline Johnson, Sardis def. Kaitlyn Ross/Emma Stricklin, 6-1, 6-1 No. 3: (N) Vivi Blakely, Decatur/Sydney Porter, Altamont def. Katie Nelson/Anna Warren, 6-2, 6-1