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The Lady Bears Tennis Team moved to 2-0 on the young season, taking down region-foe Ohio County in Morgantown on Monday afternoon.  

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Facing an OhioCountyteam with only four girls, none with much experience, the veteran ButlerCountysquad would make quick work of their opponents.  Starting things off in doubles, the #1 and #2 doubles teams would drop only one game between them for two quick wins.  With the match already in-hand, the top 4 girls were pulled from singles play, allowing for a different group of four girls to play.  The results would not be much different, as the Lady Bears took the #1, #2, and #3 singles spots.  
Girls 
Butler Co 8 - Ohio Co 1
*Ohio Co only had 4 girls available, so they had to forfeit #5 and #6 singles & #3 doubles
Singles

Laura Hunt def Miller 8-6

Hannah Barrow def Cantu 8-0

Rachel Johnson def Williams 8-0

Ashley Mudd lost to Wood 3-8

Doubles

Chanda Hampton/Katona Dockery def Miller/Cantu 6-1 6-0

Sierra Fields/Emily Wallace def Williams/Wood 6-0 6-0

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The Butler County Boys Tennis Team took on a senior and experienced-filled  Ohio County team on Tuesday afternoon.  And while the final score would not be in Butler County's favor, the Bears did not go down without a fight.  The #1 doubles team of Embry/Merrkick dropped their doubles match to a solid Ohio County team.  From there, just about every other match would go down to the wire.  The #2 team of Hajari/Grubb picked up a 6-2 7-5 win.  The #3 match, playing a pro-set, went down to the wire and ended up in a tiebreaker at 8-8.  In the tiebreak the team of Harpe/Beasley dug themselves out of a quick 2-5 hole, tying things up at 5-5, before dropping two more points for a 8-9 (5-7) loss.  

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In singles, #1 Brennan Grubb dropped a 1-6 1-6 decision, but the score did not do him justice, for the quality of play that was exhibited.  At #2 singles, Matt Embry ran out to a 6-3 win in the first set, before hitting a roadblock and dropping the second set 0-6.  Playing a super tiebreaker instead of a full third set, Embry would drop it 1-0 (10-5).  At #3 singles, Dakota Merrick would play a tight pro-set match that would also go down to the wire.  At 8-8, another tiebreaker would be played.  In the tiebreaker, it would go down to the wire, before Ohio County prevailed 7-5.  At #4 singles Amit Hajari would run out to a good lead, give it up, get it back, and even hold triple-match point, before falling 7-9.  Remmington Harpe would temporarily stop the bleeding for Butler County at #5 singles, picking up a nice 8-3 victory.  At #6 singles, Ivan Beasley would also drop a very close match, falling 6-8.

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Final score, a "close but no cigar" 2-7 loss for the Bears.  Said Coach Dockery, "The team score looks bad for us, but if we win a couple of points in five very-close matches against a veteran Ohio County team, we flip the score from a 2-7 loss to a 7-2 win.  I hope this is a wake-up call for our boys team and for the rest of the region."  

In exhibition matches, Austin Phelps would pick up two 8-6 victories over his opponents.  

 Boys

Butler Co 2 - Ohio Co 7

Singles

Brennan Grubb lost to Embry 1-6 1-6

Matt Embry lost to Cox 6-3 0-6 1-0 (10-5)

Dakota Merrick lost to Frizzel 8-9 (5)

Amit Hajari lost to Bailey 7-9

Remmington Harpe def Turner 8-3

Ivan Beasley lost to Miller 6-8

Doubles

Embry/Merrick lost to Embry/Cox 0-6 0-6

Grubb/Hajari def Frizzell/Bailey 6-2 7-5

Harpe/Beasley lost to Turner/Miller 8-9 (6