Eagles slip past Senators
Published 2:04 pm Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Fort Dale Academy’s Matthew Butts and doubles partner Matt Langford defeated Morgan Academt’s Kyle Stewart and Conner Stephens 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1) on Monday at Beeland Park. (Advocate Staff/Andy Brown)
The Fort Dale Academy boys’ tennis team edged Morgan Academy 4-3 on Monday at Beeland Park.
Match results were as follows:
Singles Matches
No. 1 seed: Daniel Hall Autrey def. Hain Beers 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 seed: Mitchell Lewis lost to McCain Levins 5-7, 3-6
No. 3 seed: Matthew Butts lost to Kyle Stewart 2-6, 6-3, 4-6
No. 4 seed: Matt Langford def. Conner Stephens 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 seed: Curt Davis lost to Peyton Matthews 7-6, 4-6, 1-6
No. 6 seed: Hill Dunklin lost to Will Sherrer 2-6, 0-6
No. 7 seed: Warren Matthews lost to Conner Henderson 2-6, 0-6
No. 8 seed: Hunter Craig lost to Chase Cammack 0-6, 0-6
Doubles Matches
No. 1 team: Autrey and Lewis def. Beers and Levins 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 team: Butts and Langford def. Stewart and Stephens 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 tiebreak (7-1)
The Fort Dale girls’ tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to defending Class AAA state champion Morgan Academy on Tuesday at Beeland Park.
Match results were as follows:
Singles Matches
No. 1 seed: Anne Matthews lost to Caroline Sherrer 1-6, 3-6
No. 2 seed: Taylor Autrey lost to Sarah Reeves 6-3, 5-7, 3-6
No. 3 seed: Kennedy Harris def. Lizzie Reeves 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 seed: Ashton Scott def. Sophie Talton 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 seed: Marion Lightfoot def. Emily Sherrer 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 seed: Mary Claire Carlton def. Annie Talton 6-3, 6-1
No. 7 seed: Madison Ann Gaston def. Mary Logan Kelley 6-0, 6-2
No. 8 seed: Sarah Elizabeth Owens def. Anne Smith Reeves 8-6
Doubles Matches
No. 1 team: Matthews and Scott lost to Sherrer and Reeves 6-0, 6-7(1-7), 3-6
No. 2 team: Autrey and Harris lost to Reeves and Sherrer 5-7, 6-3, 6-7(5-7)
No. 3 team: Lightfoot and Carlton def. Talton and Kelley 8-5
Note: For match scoring purposes, the top 5 singles and top 2 doubles matches are the only matches that apply.