PREP GIRLS' TENNIS: Eastern Wayne drops nail-biter to South Central

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on August 30, 2018 5:51 AM

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WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne put up a strong fight in singles and doubles during its 5-4 loss to South Central in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play.

The Warriors' Amelia Dunmire pulled out a 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11) at No. 2 singles.

Teammate Ava Bowen rolled 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 3 slot.

Bowen and doubles partner Sarah Underwood slipped past the Falcons' second-seeded duo of Sam Egerton-Sarah Johnson 8-6. EW's No. 3 tandem of Dunmire-Makaila Colebrook picked up an 8-5 win.

"We fought extremely hard in singles, hoping we could get three or four wins, but came up just short," EW head coach Craig Hassell said. "However, we played well in doubles to end on a good note and take that into our match Thursday [today] versus Aycock.

"Our team showed great progress and determination today."

Eastern Wayne (1-4 overall) is 0-3 against ECC opposition this season.