Playing shorthanded against undefeated Alleghany, the Rockbridge County High School girls tennis team suffered a 9-0 road loss in Shenandoah District action on Monday of last week in Covington.
The Wildcats fell to 0-6, both overall and in the district. RC was playing without its No. 1, No. 6 and No. 7 players. It was the only match of the week for the Wildcats. After an 8-1 win at Buffalo Gap the next day, Alleghany improved to 5-0, both overall and in the district.
RC was scheduled to play at Stuarts Draft on Monday. After returning from spring break, the Wildcats will play host to Buffalo Gap at the high school courts on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
AHS 9, RC 0
SINGLES – Lainie Mc-Cormick (A) d. Diya Gandhi (RC) 8-1; Haley Ryder (A) d. Grace Maquera Ramos (A) 8-3; Alayla Morgan (A) d. Mila Baker (RC) 8-2; Kara Nicely (A) d. Claire Taylor (RC) 8-4; Mylee Dunbar (A) d. Charlotte Taylor (RC) 8-3; Lexy Wills (A) d. Aleaha Strowbridge (RC) 8-1.
DOUBLES – McCormick and Morgan (A) d. Gandhi and Baker (RC) 8-0; Ryder and Wills (A) d. Ramos and Claire Taylor (RC) 8-3; Nicely and Dunbar (A) d. Strowbridge and Charlotte Taylor (RC) 8-0.
