Tiger Cubs tennis takes it to Patriots

Greencastle senior Haylie Romer extends for a backhand against Owen Valley on Wednesday. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)

The Greencastle girls' tennis team continues to capitalize on its promising start. The Tiger Cubs beat the visiting Owen Valley Patriots on Wednesday 4-1.

GHS picked up wins at No. 1 singles, No. 3 singles, No. 1 doubles and No. 2 doubles.

"We've got a pretty strong team this year," senior Haylie Romer said. "This is a pretty good time for us to be competitive."

Senior Bailey Brewer returns a lob with a lob of her own. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)

Romer won at one-singles, defeating Patriots junior Kayla Samick 6-1, 7-6 (7-5).

"I played this girl last year; it was a very similar match," Romer said. "I think the most important part of this match was keeping my head in the game ... and trying not to overcompensate."

Romer's counter-punching style worked well in the first set against Samick, but Romer started pressing in the second set.

Melody White serves in the second set against Owen Valley. (Banner Graphic/GRANT WIEMAN)

She attacked more than normal, apparently trying to end the match quickly, which led to uncharacteristic errors, forcing her to close out the match in a tie-breaker.

Senior Kayla Chadd had no such trouble at three-singles. Chadd beat senior Rachel Truax 6-0, 6-1.

Junior Melody White and senior Bailey Brewer won in straight sets at one-doubles, beating Hannah Corder and Lexi Heckus 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

Senior Sabrina Arnold and freshman Corrie Romer quickly closed out their match at two-doubles 6-0, 6-0 against Tara Langley and Sarah Gilstrap.

Harriet Watson, GHS's two-singles player, lost a close match to Tori Byerly 7-6 (7-5), 7-5.

The Tiger Cubs will attempt to keep their momentum going on Thursday when they host Danville at 4:30 p.m.