Teams compete in Altus, Duncan Tourney's

By Staff Reports

Posted April 28, 2009

Both the BlueJay and Lady Jays tennis teams have been busy and will hit the biggest part of their season upcoming with regionals and the state tournament.

Guthrie competed in the Altus Bridgebuilders Tennis Tournament held at Oklahoma City Tennis Center with the ladies finishing fourth and the boys placing sixth. The Lady Jays also won the Sportsmanship Award.

Janie Nolen and Kaitlyn Wade placed second. They played Ardmore in the first round and defeated them 6-0, 6-0. In the second round they played the four seed Durant and beat them 6-3, 6-2. In the finals they played Shawnee and lost in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

"These two girls are playing well and are battling a top ranked team from Shawnee really tough," head coach Mary Hudson said.

Megan Hickman placed fourth at No. 2 singles. She defeated Lesley McDaniel from Druant 6-1, 6-4. In the next round she was defeated by the 1 seed Claremore 6-1, 6-0. In the final round she lost to Shawnee 6-2, 6-2.

Brittney Berryman placed sixth in No. 1 singles competition. She lost to Durant in the first round 6-2, 7-5. In the next round, she defeated Taylor Haddad from Shawee 6-1, 6-2. In the consolation round, Berryman lost to Altus 6-1, 6-0.

"This was a big win (over Shawnee) because she had lost to her earlier," Hudson said.

No. 2 doubles Brooke Powell and Paige Powell placed also placed sixth. They lost their first round to Carl Albert 6-2, 6-2. In the next round, they beat El Reno 6-0, 6-0. In the consolation round they lost to Durant 6-2, 6-4.

The BlueJays were missing their No. 2 singles player which in the end hurt their finish with the missed points.

Daniel Breedlove and Hank Hudson placed second at No. 1 doubles. They played Altus in the first round and won 6-2, 6-3. In the next round they played Carl Albert and won 7-5, 6-2, in which, they had previously lost to this team. They played a top ranked team in the finals and lost in three sets 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

William Bohanan and Josh Wehrenberg placed fourth at No. 2 doubles. They played Durant in the first round and defeated them 6-3, 6-1.

"Durant was seeded ahead of them, so this was a big win," Hudson added.

They played the top seed in the next round Shawnee and lost 7-6, 6-2. They had a close first set with them and could not pull out the second set. For the third place match they lost to Claremore in two tiebreakers. 7-6, 7-6.

Julius Gamboa placed seventh at No. 1 singles. He lost his first round to Claremore 6-1, 6-1. In the next round he lost to Bryce Jones from Shawnee 6-3, 6-0. In his last round he defeated El Reno 6-0, 6-4.

Duncan 16 Team Tennis Tournament

In one of the toughest tournaments this season for the Guthrie tennis teams, Hudson had high remarks for the Duncan Tournament.

"This tournament is one of the toughest tournaments in the state. The top 6A schools are there, plus some tough schools from our 5A class. I was really proud of both #1 doubles teams as they competed really hard in this tournament," Hudson concluded.

The Duncan girls took home the championship while Jenks placed second, Carl Albert third, Edmond Memorial placed fourth, and Guthrie placing fifth.

Janie Nolen and Kaitlyn Wade placed fourth. They played Norman North in the first round and won 6-4, 6-0. In the next round they defeated Carl Albert in a close match 7-5, 7-6. They played the one seed in the next round, Duncan, and lost 6-1, 6-1. In the third place match they played Enid and lost 7-6, 6-2.

Brittney Berryman and Megan Hickman placed sixth in No. 2 doubles. They defeated Lawton Mac in the first round 6-1, 6-2. In the second round they lost to Jenks 6-1, 6-2. In the third round they beat Carl Albert 6-2, 6-2. In the final match they lost to Duncan 6-2, 6-0.

Brooke Powell played No. 1 singles and won the consolation bracket. She lost her first round to Ardmore 6-3, 6-2. She had a bye in the second round and then played Lawton MacArthur and beat her in three sets. In the consolation finals she defeated Norman North in three sets.

At #2 Singles Paige Powell placed 12th. She lost a close three setter to Ada in the first round and had a bye in the second round. She lost her third round to Seminole and last her last round to Lawton MacArthur in three sets.

The BlueJays No. 1 doubles placed seventh. Hank Hudson and Daniel Breedlove came from behind 2-5 in the first set to beat Duncan 7-5, 6-4. They then had to play the top team in the state Norman North 6-2, 6-1.

"They played them as well as anyone as Jenks only got one more game off of them," Mary Hudson said.

In the third round they played Enid, another top ranked team in 6A. The duo played very well against them winning the first set in a tie-breaker and then dropping the next two sets.

"They were pretty tired after that match, but they regrouped and played Carl Albert for the seventh place match. This is the team they have struggled with all year. Their first win against them was at the Altus tournament and at Duncan they beat Carl Albert 6-2, 6-1," Mary Hudson concluded.

In No. 2 singles action, Barrett Porter placed 10th. He lost his first round to Enid and then won his next two rounds against Lawton MacArthur and Duncan. In the consolation finals he was defeated by Ardmore 6-2, 6-4.

"I was down several players due to conflicts and injuries and hope to have them all back for the Heritage Hall Tournament on Friday," Mary Hudson said.

Guthrie travels to Heritage Hall this Thursday and Friday and the girls have regionals and state next week at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center.

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