Category Archives: Boys Tennis

Pirate Tennis Shuts Out New Washington

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team faced off against county rival New Washington on Thursday night in the 2015 Pirate home opener. The Pirates continued their dominating success over the New Washington tennis program with a shutout over the Mustangs. Miles Matthews won at one singles, 6-0, 6-4. Tyler Massie won at two singles, 6-3, 6-3. Trey Woodward won at three singles 6-0, 6-1. Steven Delaney and Alec Sipes continued good work at one doubles, winning 6-0, 6-1. Zach Whitten and Austin Smith completed the shutout, winning 6-0, 6-2. The Pirates improve to 3 wins and 2 losses on the season and will be back in action on over the weekend, competing in the New Albany Invitational at New Albany High School.

Pirate Tennis Falls to Scottsburg 1-4

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team, facing their second conference opponent of the season, traveled to Scott County and competed against the Warriors of Scottsburg on Wednesday night. The Pirates (2-2 overall; 0-2 MSC) fell to Scottsburg (3-0 MSC) 1-4 on Wednesday night. At one singles, Isaac Everitt defeated Miles Matthews 6-3, 6-1. At two singles, Mason Noble defeated Tyler Massie 6-3, 6-4. At three singles, Caleb White defeated Trey Woodward 6-4, 7-6 (7-2). At one doubles, Isiah Walker and Jordan Shuler defeated Steven Delaney and Jacob Doherty 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). At two doubles, the Pirates won, led by Zach Whitten and Austin Smith over Malachi Carr and Mark Hays 6-4, 6-4. “Two doubles won for Charlestown. Very competitive matches at all spots, much like the Silver Creek match. We are close to beating good tennis programs, we just need to finish. We are getting closer,” commented Scott Matthews following the match. The Pirates (2-2 overall; 0-2 MSC) will be back at Charlestown High School tonight, Thursday, as they compete against New Washington. The match will begin at 4:00pm.

Pirate Tennis Shuts Out South Central

The Pirate Tennis team improved to 2-1 on Monday night when they went to South Central and shut out South Central 5-0. At one singles, Miles Matthews defeated Austin Schoen 6-3, 6-2. At two singles, Tyler Massie defeated Cameron Read 6-0, 6-0. At three singles, Trey Woodward defeated Daniel Fischer 6-0, 6-2. In doubles play, Steven Delaney and Jacob Doherty defeated Henry Hentrup and Logan May 7-5, 6-1. At two doubles, Austin Smith and Zach Whitten defeated Chse Schoen and Brady Kuchenbroad 6-1, 6-0. “Both singles and doubles played well. Our singles were able to work on some specific skills during the match by hitting to different zones,” commented Scott Matthews following the match. The Pirates (2-1 overall; 0-1 MSC) will be back in action tonight, Wednesday, as they travel to Scottsburg. The match is set to begin at 5:30pm.

Pirate Tennis Falls to Silver Creek 1-4

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team competed against their rival down Country Road 403 Thursday night. The Pirates were competitive against the best team in the sectional, according to Coach Matthews, but fell to Silver Creek 1-4. At one singles, Josh Newton defeated Miles Matthews (Junior) 6-2, 6-3. At two singles, Tyler Massie (Senior) defeated Noah Eckert 7-5, 6-0. At three singles, Jacob Bishop defeated Trey Woodward (Junior) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. At one doubles, Nate Eckert and Jack Hawkins defeated Steven Delaney (Sophomore) and Josh Copeland (Junior) 7-5, 7-6 (11-9). At two doubles, Cooper Cundiff and Sammy Padgett defeated Austin Smith (Senior) and Jacob Doherty (Sophomore) 6-2, 6-1. “Matches were competitive. We have to learn how to close out sets and matches when we have that opportunity. We are close to being a sectional contender. Silver Creek is the best team in the sectional,” commented Head Coach Scott Matthews following the loss. The Pirate Tennis team (1-1 overall; 0-1 MSC) will be back in action Monday night, traveling to South Central High School.

Big Pirate Tennis Match Rescheduled for Today

Last night’s storms and heavy rain washed out any possible tennis match last night for the Pirates against Silver Creek. Therefore, the Silver Creek Athletic Department announced that the match will be made up tonight, Thursday, August 20th, at Silver Creek starting at 5:00pm. The match is the first conference match for the Pirates (1-0 overall; 0-0 MSC) and the first match overall for the Dragons.

Pirate Tennis Defeat Christian Academy 5-0

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team, led by second-year coach Scott Matthews, opened up their 2015 campaign with a match at Christian Academy of Indiana. The Pirates opened strong, and finished with strength as they powered themselves to the shutout victory over the Warriors. At one singles, Miles Matthews (Junior) defeated Bradley Gay 6-1, 6-2. At two singles, Tyler Massie (Senior) shutout Dawson Dooley 6-0, 6-0. At three singles, Trey Woodward defeated David Boesing 6-0, 6-1. In doubles play, at one doubles, Josh Copeland (Junior) and Steven Delaney (Sophomore) defeated Zach Gonzalez and Jeremaiah Robison 7-5, 6-2. At two doubles, Jacob Doherty (Sophomore) and Alec Sipes (Sophomore) defeated Ryan Hurs and Matthew Thorton 6-1, 6-0. “We are excited and looking forward to today’s match against Silver Creek to see where we are as a team,” commented head coach Scott Matthews following the match. The Pirates (1-0 overall; 0-0 MSC) will open conference play tonight traveling to the rival Silver Creek (0-0 overall; 0-0 MSC). The match is slated to begin at 5:00pm.

Pirate Tennis Begins Sectional Play Today

The Charlestown Pirate Tennis team will begin Sectional #55 play today at 4:30 pm against Borden.  The Sectional is hosted by Silver Creek HS, but all matches are being played at Henryville High School.  The remainder of the sectional pairings include Silver Creek v. Henryville at 4:30 pm on Thursday, October 2nd and then the Championship game on Friday at 4:30 pm.  The Championship game will pit the winning teams from Wednesday and Thursday’s matches.

Good luck to our Pirate Tennis team during Sectional play!

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