Preview: LPD District Singles and Doubles

By CODY DALTON
TRICITIESSPORTS.COM

This Monday, UVA-Wise will again be hosting Lonesome Pine District action for the second straight week, hosting both girls’ and boys’ tennis action in both a singles and doubles tournament. Tara Sheets looks to keep her impressive runs in both singles and doubles, as she and her partner have lost only one match this season. The road to the doubles crown in the LPD gets easier for Sheets and her partner, Krista Jenkins, as they do not compete on Monday because Appalachia forfeit their first round match up. This means that Sheets and Jenkins will advance to play the winner of the Whitney Castle/Emili Bevins and Kayli Bate/Catherine Rigg match.
These singles’ and doubles matches are extremely crucial, as the winners will have some slight momentum heading into the Region D tournament, which will be held the 23rd and 24th also at the Humphreys Tennis Complex on the UVA-Wise campus.

Action begins Monday at the Humphreys Tennis Complex on the UVA-Wise campus at 3:45 with boys’ and girls’ singles. Doubles will be followed afterward at approximately 6:30.
Monday’s opening round matches are as follow:

Boys' Matches
LPD Singles
Caleb Crowder, J.I. Burton vs. Josh Stanley, Pound
Daniel Robinson, Clintwood vs. Tyler DeBoard, Gate City
Stewart Scales, Powell Valley vs. David Park, Appalachia
Mark Dotson, J.J. Kelly vs. Mitch Gibson, Coeburn

LPD Doubles
Mark Dotson/Wes Sturgill, J.J. Kelly vs. David Adkins/Adam Kiser, Appalachia
Daniel Robinson/Chad Holmes, Clintwood vs. Stewart Scales/Michael Rubinette, Powell Valley
Tyler DeBoard/Andrew Miller, Gate City vs. Aaron Beverly/Gerald McCoy, Coeburn
Caleb Crowder/David Stacey, J.I. Burton vs. Josh Stanley/Kane Vanhuss, Pound

Girls' Matches
LPD Singles
Tara Sheets, Gate City vs. Haley Jones, Appalachia
Kayli Bates, J.J. Kelly vs. Ashley McConnell, Coeburn
Samantha Rife, Pound vs. Chesney Burton, Powell Valley
Aceshia Wampler, J.I. Burton vs. Whitney Castle, Clintwood

LPD Doubles
Tara Sheets/Krista Jenkins, Gate City advance due to forfeit (Appalachia not playing)
Whitney Castle/Emili Bevins, Clintwood vs. Kayli Bate/Catherine Rigg, J.J. Kelly
Aceshia Wampler/Sharris Smith, J.I. Burton vs. Ashley McConnell/Rebekah Adkins, Coeburn
Samantha Rife/Kelsey Adkins, Pound vs. Chesney Burton/Megan Haliburton, Powell Valley