A day after South Johnston ended its winning streak at four matches, the Hunt High girls tennis team looked to start another streak Wednesday, Sept. 4, against West Johnston with a 7-2 win over the Wildcats.
“The girls really played great,” said first-year head coach Bentley Blount. “We suffered a tough loss (Tuesday) to South Johnston and they used it as fuel for today. I loved the resiliency and patience we showed. I am proud of everyone.”
The host Warriors, now 4-2 overall and in 3-A Quad County Conference play, completely dominated the top four singles slots. Reagan Owens, Callie Mooring, Emma Reel and Darby Davis all won their respective Nos. 1-4 matches by 6-0, 6-0 scores. But the gritty performance of the day for the Warriors came from senior Amy Hernandez scrambled to a three-set win at No. 6 singles after losing the first set 6-1. She fought to a 7-5 win in the second set before winning the third-set tiebreaker 10-6 against West Johnston’s Elly Jens.
