Staff Reports

CENTRE – The Cherokee County Lady Warriors opened the 2025 tennis season Monday with a 6-3 win over visiting Jacksonville.

In No. 1 singles action, Jacksonville’s Mikaela Watkins defeated Cherokee County’s Ella Maples 8-2. In No. 2 singles, Cherokee County’s Brooke Hincy defeated Jacksonville’s Nyla Reyes 8-1. In No. 3 singles, Cherokee County’s Shirah Frost defeated Jacksonville’s Cora Benoit 8-1. In No. 4 singles, Cherokee County’s Sophia Hayes defeated Jacksonville’s Stevie Blackburn 8-3. In No. 5 singles, Cherokee County’s Sarah Miller defeated Jacksonville’s Madelyn Penny 8-6, and in No. 6 singles, Jacksonville’s Anna Smith defeated Cherokee County’s Jadyn Knight 8-5.

In No. 1 doubles action, the Lady Warriors Hincy and Maples defeated Jacksonville’s Mikaela Watkins and Reyes 8-3. In No. 2 doubles, Cherokee County’s Frost and Miller defeated Jacksonville’s Blackburn and Cora Benoit 8-0, and in No. 3 doubles, Jacksonville’s Smith and Penny defeated the Lady Warriors’ Ella Gossett and Sydney Morgan 8-4.

Cherokee County hosts Gadsden City on Thursday.