May 12th, 2014
St. X, SHA tennis advance to state semis
The St. Xavier and Sacred Heart tennis teams moved onto the state semifinals Saturday with victories in the sectional championships.
St. X defeated Trinity in the sectional title match and defeated Marion County in the sectional semifinals. The Tigers defeated both teams 3-0 and will face Ashland Blazer in the state semifinals.
Against Trinity, St. X’s Coleman Cox/Nick Quinones defeated Austin Strause/Tommy McConville 6-2, 6-3. Brandon Lancaster defeated Jack Allen 6-0, 6-0, and Drew Singerman defeated John May 6-0, 6-0. The other two matches were called because St. X only needed three wins.
Sacred Heart defeated Manual 3-1 in the sectional title match and North Oldham 3-0 in the sectional semifinals. The Valkyries will face McCracken County in the state semifinals.
The state semifinals for girls’ will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and the boys’ semifinal is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Both semifinals will be played at the University of Kentucky’s Downey Tennis Complex.
