Tigerette tennis squad falls to Watertown

Macon County’s Grace Deckert won 8-4 at No. 1 singles, and teammate Macie Dyer rolled to an 8-1 victory at No. 2 singles.

However, Ava Scruggs (8-0), Dhruti Patel (8-0) and Priya Patel (8-2) fell in their singles matches.

Deckert and Dyer fell 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, and the Patel sisters lost 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.

Kelley McClard fell 8-3 in an exhibition singles match, and Tigerette teammates Miriam Martinez and Jaycee Meador lost 8-1 in an exhibition doubles match.

In boys competition, Ethan Sapp and Isaac Smith won 8-4 in doubles, but both players fell in singles competition, as did teammate Alex Sircy (8-0).

• Three days earlier, the Tigerettes swept Clay County, winning 8-0.

All of the Macon County girls and boys who competed were victorious, with all of the players winning by margins of 8-1 or better.