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Cardinals tennis falls to region favorite Lawrence County
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County tennis team lost May 10 to region favorite Lawrence County. The girls team fell 10-1 and the boys dropped a 9-2 decision to conclude regular-season play. “I have seen a lot of growth and improvement in my team from the beginning of the season until now,” Martin County…
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Tennis posts winning week
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County tennis teams and coach Joshua Penix spent last week making up matches due to weather cancellations. Boys and girls teams knocked off Paintsville, while the boys defeated Johnson Central and tied with Magoffin County and the girls lost to the Hornets and Eagles. “This has been a busy…
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Martin County tennis falls to Pikeville
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County tennis coach Josh Penix is building the high school tennis team and believes in playing the best to be the best. His girls and boys teams got that experience April 17 against the top-rated Pikeville Panthers in matches in Pikeville. The girls lost 5-1, while the…
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Martin County tennis teams split pair
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Martin County boys and girls tennis teams got off to a 1-1 start. The teams lost April 10 to Johnson Central and rebounded April 11 to defeat Paintsville. Coach Josh Penix had a good number of team members show up this season as the program continues to grow. “I am…
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Tennis falls short to Shelby Valley
BY BOO NEWSOME MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SHELBY VALLEY — Martin County tennis teams fell short to Shelby Valley on the road March 28. The Cardinals fought hard but lost a 7-6 decision, while the Lady Cards took a 3-2 loss. Below is a recap of the matches. In boys set play eight Cardinal players competed in…
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Inez students collect medals in tennis tournament
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Inez Elementary students collected medals from tennis tournaments March 31 at the Charleston Tennis Club. Blaine Williams, a third grader, brought home the gold by defeating his opponents in dominating fashion. Blaine won his first match 4-2 4-2, his second match 4-0 4-0 and the finals 4-0, 4-2. Remy, a first grader, lost…
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Martin County tennis knocks off Knott County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT HINDMAN, Ky. — Martin County boys tennis team won 6 of 5 sets to defeat Knott County, while the girls team won 4 of 8 to end their match in a draw March 20 in Hindman. The Cardinals moved to 2-0 on the season and the Lady Cards to 0-1-1. In boys…
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Cardinals tennis starts season
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WARFIELD — Coach Josh Penix has the Martin County High School tennis team up and swinging. “We have three seniors returning and a lot of new faces,” Penix said. “Not all team members are out yet; some are still playing basketball.” The team opened the season March 9 at home against Belfry…
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Williams wins Bluegrass Winter Slam
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — An Inez Elementary student recently won the Bluegrass Winter Slam Tennis Tournament 10-and-under division in Lexington. Blaine Williams, a third grader, defeated Arthur Young of Lexington 5-4 (11-9 tiebreaker), 2-4, 7-1 (tiebreaker) in the finals to bring home the gold for Martin County. This was Williams’ second tennis tournament championship…
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Williams wins tennis tourney
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISVILLE — An Inez Elementary tennis player won the Louisville New Year’s Classic Tennis Tournament championship. Blaine Williams, a third-grade student, competed in the 10-and-under division. Williams defeated Max Gordon of Louisville 5-4, 1-4, 1-0 (tiebreaker) in the semifinals and Ozil Hinojosa 4-1, 4-2 in the finals to bring home the gold.…
Category: Tennis
