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Titans Tame Panthers
The North Oconee High School tennis teams downed Jackson County in Region 8-AA action Tuesday in Jefferson.
Titans boys improved to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in region action by sweeping the Panthers 5-0. At No. 1 singles Peter Bertran blanked Matt Compton 6-0, 6-0. Sophomore Ray Donovan bested Preston Esco 6-2, 6-0, and Kendrick Hughes rounded-out singles action by defeating Nathan Konarski 8-3 in a pro set. The unbeaten Titan duo of senior Seth Taylor and junior Jeff Bautista blanked Sebastian Rendon and Dylan Roussel 6-0, 6-0, and at No. 2 the tandem of Zach Smith and Chris Saucier held Michael Quinton and Owen O'Steen winless 6-0, 6-0.
The 12-2 (5-0) Lady Titans downed the Lady Panthers 4-1, with the only win for Jackson County being a No. 3 singles forfeit. Elsewhere Becca Bruning downed Erin Gentry 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Freshman Mary Campbell Cobb, making her No. 2 singles debut, downed Addie Gooby 6-1, 6-2. At No. 1 doubles the Lady Titans duo of Amber Hudson and Abby Bruning blanked Hannah Langston and Dorothy Maisonneuve 6-0, 6-0. And in a pro set-shortened match Alex Barone and Cammi Shaffer defeated Hannah Rodriguez and Kasey Strong 8-2.
On Thursday the Titans play out-of-region and take on Providence Christian Academy at Collins Hill Racquet Club in Gwinnett County. Match time is 4:30.
