Harlan County coasted past visiting Barbourville on Thursday and then downed Whitley County on Friday in tennis action. The 5-4 win in boys action was reportedly the first in program history for the Bears.
“I can’t express the level of how proud of my squad. The boys have played some tough matches and it is good to see it pay off. The girls played extremely well tonight and it showed,” Harlan County coach Caleb Bailey said. “Our teams are playing good tennis and the level is upped each match we play in. Very proud of what I am seeing.”

Harlan County will be at home against South Laurel on Monday.

Harlan County defeated Whitley County, 5-4

Boys

Singles

Calan Neely (HC) def. G. Sharp (WC), 8-3
Steven Fee (HC) def. M. Jones (WC), 8-2
Elijah Moore (HC) def. J. Ridener (WC), 8-5
M. Sawyers (WC) def. Josh Stewart (HC), 6-3
Connor Cress (HC) def. P. Steely (WC), 6-2
T. Williams (WC) def. Trey Ball (HC), 6-1

Doubles

Sharp/Jones (WC) def. Fee/Moore (HC), 8-5
Ridener/Sawyers (WC) def. Neely/Stewart (HC), 8-6
Cress/Ball (HC) def. Steely/Williams (WC), 6-4

Girls

Harlan County defeated Whitley County, 8-1

Singles

L. Bousiep (WC) def. Kalista Dunn (HC), 9-7
Lindsay Hall (HC) def. M. Carr (WC), 8-1
Abigail Gaw (HC) def. A. Lawson (WC), 8-1
Kaitlyn Daniels (HC) def. O. Miles (WC), 6-0
Sophie Day (HC) def. A. Conley (WC), 6-1
Bailee Jones (HC) def. D. Callahan (WC), 6-2

Doubles

Hall/Gaw (HC) def. Bousiep/Lawson (WC), 8-6
Dunn/Daniels (HC) def. Carr/Miles (WC), 8-0
Day/Jones (HC) def. Crowley/Callahan (WC), 6-1

Harlan County vs Barbourville

Boys

Harlan County defeated Barbourville, 6-3

Singles

Calan Neely (HC) def. J. Gambrel (B), 8-5
J. Mayne (B) def. Steven Fee (B), 8-6
Elijah Moore (HC) def. N. Popejoy (B), 8-0
Josh Stewart (HC) def. L. Israel (B), 8-6
Braden Engle (HC) def. T. Brock (B), 9-8 (7-1)
P. Baker (B) def. Connor Cress (HC), 8-3

Doubles

Gambrel/Mayne (B) def. Fee/Moore (HC), 6-1, 6-3
Neely/Stewart (HC) def. Popejoy/Israel (B), 8-3
Engle/Cress (HC) def. Brock/Baker (B), 8-4

Girls

Barbourville defeated Harlan County 7-2

Singles

S. Smith (B) def. Laura Ball (HC), 8-0
A. Valentine (B) def. Lindsay Hall (HC), 9-7
Kalista Dunn (HC) def. R. Corey (B), 8-2
Rilyn Gray (B) def. Kaitlyn Daniels (HC), 8-6
E. Bingham (B) def. Sophie Day (HC), 8-0
T. Brock (B) def. Bailee Jones (HC), 8-0

Doubles

Smith/Valentine (B) def. Hall/Dunn (HC), 8-2
Ball/Daniels (HC) def. Corey/Gray (B), 9-8 (7-5)
Bingham/Brock (B) def. Day/Jones (HC), 8-4