Monday, April 29, 2013

GAHS tennis blasts Ironmen, 5-0



Gallia Academy sophomore Joseph Sebastian hits a forehand volley during this April 11 file photo of a tennis match against Marietta in Centenary, Ohio. (Bryan Walters/photo).   tennis blasts Ironmen, 5-0: CENTENARY, Ohio — Another good end to another great week. 

GAHS tennis blasts Ironmen, 5-0
by Bryan Walters
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Gallia Academy sophomore Joseph Sebastian hits a forehand volley during this April 11 file photo of a tennis match against Marietta in Centenary, Ohio. (Bryan Walters/photo)

CENTENARY, Ohio — Another good end to another great week.  The Gallia Academy tennis team remained unbeaten through its fourth full week of the regular season Thursday night with a convincing 5-0 victory over visiting Jackson in a Southeastern Ohio Athletic League matchup in Gallia County.

The Blue Devils (12-0) improved to 5-0 overall in SEOAL play and claimed a season sweep of the Ironmen with the triumph. GAHS defeated Jackson by a 4-1 count back on April 3 in the Apple City.

Connor Christian posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Kirby in first singles, while Sean Saltzgaber was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Knittel in second singles. Ana Wilcoxon also claimed a come-from-behind 6-7, 6-4 , 6-1 victory over Garcia in third singles.

Tjaye McCalla and Riley Nibert posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Conley and Hale in first doubles, while the duo of Joseph Sebastian and Varun Sharma earned a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Childers and Coyan in second doubles.

For the season, Gallia Academy is 64-10 overall in individual match play. The Blue Devils also claimed fourth 5-0 match win of the 2013 season.


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