EDENTON — The Washington women’s tennis team suffered a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Edenton Holmes on Wednesday, dropping to 0-2 on the season.

Aces No. 1 Katie Whichard, a senior, knocked off Danielle Duckwall, 6-1, 6-1, while Washington junior Logan Crisp fell to Ellie Rinehart, 6-0, 6-0.

Washington’s Nechelle Everette dropped the first set to Edenton Holmes’ Whitney Cranford, 6-0, before retiring in the second set after dropping the first game. Despite forcing a third set against the Aces’ Natalie Gonzales, junior Sydney Lewis dropped her match in tiebreakers, 4-6, 6-1, 12-10.

Head coach Miranda Whitley had solid showers from the bottom of her lineup, however, as sophomore Mary Grace Wilder defeated Abigail Stanley, 6-4, 4-6, 12-10, and sophomore Mary Belle Johnson knocked off Emily Cross, 0-6, 6-1, 10-4. Edenton Holmes went on to win four of the five doubles matches.

Washington faces New Bern in the home opener on Monday.

 

NORTHSIDE VOLLEYBALL SECURES SEASON SWEEP OF WASHINGTON

PINETOWN — The Northside volleyball team won its second-straight game against Washington on Tuesday, 3-2.

The Panthers won games one (25-21), four (25-17) and five (15-4), while the Pam Pack won games two (25-13) and three (25-19). It was Northside’s serving and late-game aggression that gave the Panthers a slight edge in the end.

With the win, Northside improves to 2-1 and will face East Carteret in Bayboro on Sept. 3, while Washington drops to 1-3 heading into today’s home match against Riverside.