Tennis -- Spring Creek upends SouthWest Edgecombe

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on April 23, 2004 1:59 PM

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Will Daniel shook off two weeks of rust and helped Spring Creek cruise past SouthWest Edgecombe 7-2 in a Carolina/Eastern Plains 1-A/2-A match Thursday afternoon at Walnut Creek Country Club.

Daniel played well and handed the Cougars' Derrick Turner a 6-3, 6-2 loss at No. 1 singles.

"I thought Will did pretty well considering he hasn't played in two weeks," Gators coach Robert Jones said. "(Cliff) Wilson-(Grey) Wilson played some really good doubles."

The siblings shut out SouthWest's Turner-Jackson Perry 8-0.

Spring Creek claimed five of six singles matches and two of three doubles.

The Gators (11-1, 10-1 C/EPC) entertains unbeaten Greene Central next Tuesday afternoon. They visit Tarboro High for a doubleheader next Wednesday afternoon.

SouthWest is 9-9 overall.

Spring Creek 7, SW Edgecombe 2

Singles -- No. 1 Will Daniel (SC) d. Derrick Turner 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 Cliff Wilson (SC) d. Blake Leonard 6-4, 6-3; No. 3 Grey Wilson (SC) d. Jackson Perry 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 Ricky Galloway (SC) d. Tyler Cannon 6-1, 6-3; No. 5 Corey Hamilton (SWE) d. Daniel Watson 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; No. 6 Justin Smith (SC) d. Trey Strickland 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles -- No. 1 C. Wilson-G. Wilson (SC) d. Turner-Perry 8-0; No. 2 Daniel-Galloway (SC) d. Leonard-Cannon 8-5; No. 3 Hamilton-Strickland (SWE) d. Brandon Strickland-Frederick Ellis 8-5.