Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter fall in opening round of SCISA tennis playoffs

The Wilson Hall and Thomas Sumter girls tennis programs hit the court in the SCISA state tournament this week, with Wilson Hall facing Porter-Gaud in the 4A bracket on Tuesday, while Thomas Sumter faced Palmetto Christian in the Division I bracket on Monday. Both squads fell short of advancing to the semifinals.

Wilson Hall fell 5-1. Their lone victory came in No. 2 singles, where Harper Burke defeated Isabella Stanec 6-4, 6-4. Claudia Rhodus fell 2-6, 0-6, Land Stevens fell 2-6, 3-6, Cameron Kohl lost 2-6, 1-6, Grace McArthur lost 0-6, 1-6, and Carson Giddens fell 2-6, 5-7.

Thomas Sumter lost a heartbreaker 5-4, winning four of the six singles matches before a narrow sweep in doubles. Emma Jackson defeated Kathleen Clark 6-2, 6-2, while Marlana Lee beat Jane Clark 6-2, 6-1. Amy Spivey pulled out a 6-4, 7-5 win over Avery Anacleto. Lollie Hawkins beat Adleigh Lollis 6-1, 6-3. Sara Claire Reid put up an incredible fight against Teagan Delaney, battling back after a 1-6 loss in the first game to win the second game 6-6 (7-4), but lost a tense tiebreaker 8-10. Peyton Triplett fell 1-6, 2-6 at No. 6 singles.

In doubles, all three matches were competitive. Jackson and Lee fell 4-8, while the duos of Spivey and Hawkins, and Reid and Triplett fell by matching scores of 6-8.