Bobcats / Bulldogs Tangle in Tennis

Opp and Andalusia are rivals in every sport they compete in.  The Bulldogs have gained the advantage over the past several years, but the Bobcats are gaining stability and equaling the "playing field". 

Last Thursday the Opp boys (2-6) and girls (8-0) Tennis teams traveled to Andalusia to play in one of the most important tennis match-ups of the year.

 The girls would dominate the doubles winning three out of four matches and would split in the singles matches giving Opp the win 8 matches to 4. The boys fell as they were unable to win a single match. Here are the individual results from LBWCC:

Girls

Singles:
#1 Sarah Catherine Barlow (Andalusia) defeated #1 Molly Gooden (Opp) 6-2 and 6-0
#2 Charlotte Patterson (Andalusia) defeated #2 Molly Johnson (Opp) by default due to sickness
#3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) defeated #3 Tally Morrow (Andalusia) 6-2 and 6-3
#4 Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #4 Christina Christensen (Andalusia) 6-3 and 6-1
#5 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated #5 Aubrey Boyinton (Andalusia) 6-1 and 6-3
#6 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #6 Carlie Brown (Andalusia) 6-4 and 6-0
#7 Mary Beth Arrington (Andalusia) defeated #7 Korri Lynn James (Opp) 10-7
#8 Melissa Riley (Andalusia) defeated #8 Rissa Wamsley (Opp) 8-6

Doubles:
#1 Molly Gooden and Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #1 Sarah Catherine Barlow and Charlotte Patterson (Andalusia) 6-3 and 6-4
#2 Meredith Brogden and Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #2 Tally Morrow and Christina Christensen (Andalusia) 6-1 and 6-0
#3 Mallory Mims and Jessica Register (Opp) defeated #3 Aubrey Boyinton and Carlie Brown (Andalusia) 6-3 and 6-0
#4 Mary Beth Arrington and Melissa Riley (Andalusia) 10-4 DEFEATED #4 Korrie Lynn James and Rissa Wamsley (Opp)


Boys

Singles:
#1 Jake Richardy (Andalusia) defeated #1 Nekio Lane (Opp) 6-4 and 6-2
#2 Stephen Darby (Andalusia) defeated #2 Jonathon Oakley (Opp) 6-0 and 6-1
#3 Mitchell Clark (Andalusia) defeated #3 David Brogden (Opp) 6-0 and 6-2
#4 Jay McCord (Andalusia) defeated #4 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 6-3 and 6-0
#5 Chris Smith defeated #5 Michael Ball (Opp) 6-0 and 6-2

Doubles:
#1 Jake Richardy and Stephen Darby (Andalusia) defeated #1 Nekio Lane and Jonathon Oakley (Opp) 6-0 and 6-0
#2 Jay McCord and Chase Foshee (Andalusia) defeated #2 David Brogden and Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 6-0 and 6-2

Lady Bobcats remain undefeated

Last Tuesday the Opp boys (2-5) and girls (7-0) Tennis team were back on the courts playing in their second straight area matchup in as many days against TR Miller of Brewton. The girls swept Miller winning all 13 of their matches and the boys won 1 of their 7 matches. Here are the individual match results:


Girls

Singles:
#1 Molly Gooden (Opp) defeated #1 Alvarado (TR Miller) 8-0
#2 Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #2 Nelson (TR Miller) 8-0
#3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) defeated #3 Reeves (TR Miller) 8-4
#4 Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #4 Li (TR Miller) 8-0
#5 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated #5 Mullis (TR Miller) 8-0
#6 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #6 Hetheringon (TR Miller) 8-0
#7 Korri Lynn James (Opp) defeated #7 Gray (TR Miller) 8-5
#8 Rissa Wamsley (Opp) defeated #8 Oliver (TR Miller) 8-5
#9 Anna Hall (Opp) defeated #9 Williams (TR Miller) 8-5
#10 Alaina Shepard (Opp) defeated #10 Benjamin (TR Miller) 9-7

Doubles:
#1 Meredith Brogden and Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #1 Alvarado and Li (TR Miller) 8-4
#2 Molly Gooden and Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #2 Nelson and Reeves (TR Miller) 8-0
#3 Mallory Mims and Jessica Register (Opp) defeated #3 Gray and Oliver (TR Miller) 8-0


Boys

Singles:
#1 Lambert (TR Miller defeated #1 Nekio Lane (Opp) 8-4
#2 Crosby (TR Miller) defeated #2 Jonathon Oakley (Opp) 8-3
#3 Robinson (TR Miller) defeated #3 David Brogden (Opp) 8-0
#4 Smith (TR Miller) defeated #4 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 8-1
#5 Oliver (TR Miller) defeated #5 Michael Ball (Opp) 8-1

Doubles:
#1 Lambert and Robinson (TR Miller) defeated #1 Nekio Lane and Jonathon (Opp) 8-2
#2 David Brogden and Tyler Wyatt (Opp) defeated #2 Nelson and Youngblood (TR Miller) 8-6

Lady Bobcats undefeated
Boys win first area matches

Last Monday the Opp boys (2-4) and girls (6-0) tennis teams played in their first set of area matches in Opp against WS Neal of East Brewton. Both teams picked up area wins with the boys winning six of their seven matches and the girls winning seven of their eight matches. Here are the individual results:

Girls

Singles:
#1 Molly Gooden (Opp) defeated #1 Maggie Crutchfield (WS Neal) 8-5
#2 Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #2 Sydney Andrews (WS Neal) 8-0
#3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) defeated #3 Casey Minchew (WS Neal) 8-0
#4 Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #4 Tabitha Collier (WS Neal) 8-0
#5 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated #5 Ashton Cary (WS Neal) 8-0
#6 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #6 Mallory Carpenter (WS Neal) 8-0

Doubles:
#1 Maggie Crutchfield and Sydney Andrews (WS Neal) defeated #1 Jessica Register and Shancequa Peacock (Opp) 8-1
#2 Anna Hall and Alaina Shepard (Opp) defeated #2 Casey Minchew and Ashton Cary 8-4

Boys

Singles:
#1 Nekio Lane (Opp) defeated #1 John Bailey (WS Neal) 8-4
#2 Jonathon Oakley (Opp) defeated #2 Derreck Bauldree (WS Neal) 8-4
#3 David Brogden (Opp) defeated #3 Richie Collier (WS Neal) 9-7
#4 Richie Collier (WS Neal) defeated #4 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 9-7
#5 Michael Ball (Opp) defeated #5 Stephen Misken (WS Neal) 8-5

Doubles:
#1 Nekio Lane and David Brogden (Opp) defeated #1 John Bailey and Richie Collier (WS Neal) 8-2
#2 Jonathon Oakley and Tyler Wyatt (Opp) defeated #2 Derreck Bauldree and Steven Allange (WS Neal) 8-6

Lady Bobcats win Tournament
Boys finish Third

Saturday, both the girls and boys Tennis teams participated in a tournament held in Andalusia at the LBWCC courts where the girls played and Andalusia High School where the boys played. All of the teams in the area Opp, Andalusia, TR Miller, and Jackson, were participants with the exception of WS Neal. The Opp girls won their side taking six of the eight brackets while the boys finished tied for third place. The results were as follows:

Girls (LBWCC)
Singles:
#1 Molly Gooden (Opp) was defeated by Andalusia 8-4 in the first round
#2 Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated Jackson in the first round 8-0 and Andalusia in the second round 8-0 to win her bracket.
#3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) defeated TR Miller in the first round 8-3 and Andalusia in the second round 8-3 to win her bracket.
#4 Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated Andalusia in the first round 8-4 and TR Miller in the second round 8-1 to win her bracket.
#5 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated Jackson in the first round 8-0 and Andalusia in the second round 8-4 to win her bracket.
#6 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated TR Miller in the first round 8-0 and Andalusia in the second round 8-2 to win her bracket.
#7 Jessica Register (Opp) defeated Andalusia in three rounds 8-2, 8-2, and 8-1 to win her bracket.
#8 Anna Hall was defeated by Andalusia 8-4 in the first round

Boys (AHS)
Singles:
#1 Nekio Lane (Opp) defeated Jackson in the first round 8-6 and was defeated by Andalusia in the second round 8-2 to finish runner up in his bracket.
#2 David Brogden (Opp) was defeated by Andalusia 8-0 in the first round
#3 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) was defeated by TR Miller 8-0 in the first round
#4 Michael Ball (Opp) was defeated by Jackson 8-4 in the first round

Lady Bobcats over Ozark

After a week of practice the Opp boys (1-2) and girls (3-0) Tennis team were back on the court last Friday against Carroll High of Ozark. The girls swept Ozark winning all nine of their matches with ease and the boys won two of their six matches with Nekio Lane picking up both wins for the boys side as he remains unbeaten on the year.

Girls
Singles:
#1 Molly Gooden (Opp) defeated #1 Azura Crean (Ozark) 8-0
#2 Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #2 Mandy Henderson (Ozark) 8-0
#3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) defeated #3 Amber Vines (Ozark) 8-3
#4 Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #4 Olivia Outlaw (Ozark) 8-6
#5 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated #5 Lindsey Barnett (Ozark) 8-0
#6 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #6 Jennifer Miller (Ozark) 8-5

Doubles:
#1 Molly Gooden and Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #1 Mandy Henderson and #1 Olivia Outlaw (Ozark) 10-0
#2 Meredith Brogden and Ashley Williams (Opp) defeated #2 Lindsay Barnett and Jennifer Miller (Ozark) 10-2
#3 Mallory Mims and Jessica Register (Opp) defeated #3 Azurea Crean and Tori Mosley (Ozark) 10-3

Boys
Singles:
#1 Nekio Lane (Opp) defeated #1 Jackson Reynolds (Ozark) 11-9
#2 CJ Milstead (Ozark) defeated #2 David Brogden (Opp) 10-0
#3 Jason Meeks (Ozark) defeated #3 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 10-0
#4 Andrew Hamilton (Ozark) defeated #4 Michael Ball (Opp) 10-0

Doubles:
#1 Nekio Lane and David Brogden (Opp) defeated #1 CJ Milstead and Jason Meeks (Ozark) 8-5
#2 Jackson Reynolds and Andrew Hamliton (Ozark) defeated #2 Tyler Wyatt and Michael Ball (Opp) 8-2

Lady Bobcats - tops on courts 

The Opp boys (1-1) and girls (2-0) Tennis teams were back on the courts Tuesday for their home opener against the visiting Greenville Tiger tennis team. Both teams braved the cold weather as the girls team won their set of matches winning 8 of the 10 against Greenville while the boys fell winning only 2 of their 7 matches.

Girls
Singles:
#1 Molly Gooden (Opp) defeated #1 Cory Rice (Greenville) 8-1
#2 Molly Johnson was unable to play
#3 Connor Murphy-White (Greenville) defeated #3 Meredith Brogden (Opp) 8-5
#4 Mallory Mims (Opp) defeated #4 Abby Mullins (Greenville) 8-0
#5 Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #5 Sara Ropper (Greenville) 8-1
#6 Jessica Register (Opp) defeated #6 Perry Hamliton (Greenville) 8-2
#7 Korri Lynn James (Opp) defeated #7 Lauren Chandler (Greenville) 8-1

Doubles:
#1 Molly Gooden and Molly Johnson (Opp) defeated #1 Lauren Poole and Connor Murphy-White (Greenville) 8-2
#2 Meredith Brogden and Leah Laird (Opp) defeated #2 Cory Rice and Abby Mullins (Greenville) 8-5
#3 Mallory Mims and Jessica Register (Opp) defeated #3 Sara Ropper and Sara Levert (Greenville) 8-1

Boys
Singles:
#1 Nekio Lane (Opp) defeated #1 David Black (Greenville) 8-3
#2 Casey Tesmer (Greenville) defeated #2 Jonathon Oakley (Opp) 8-1
#3 Mitch Young (Greenville) defeated #3 David Brogden (Opp) 8-1
#4 David Caddell (Greenville) defeated #4 Tyler Wyatt (Opp) 8-3
#5 Will Corley (Greenville) defeated #5 Michael Ball (Opp) 8-1

Doubles:
#1 Nekio Lane and Jonathon Oakley (Opp) defeated #1 David Black and Mitch Young (Greenville) 8-6
#2 Casey Tesmer and David Niehouse (Greenville) defeated #2 David Brogden and Tyler Wyatt 8-1

Opp tops Panthers in opener

The Opp Boys (1-0) and Girls (1-0) Tennis teams took to the court last Tuesday in Georgiana against a rookie Panther tennis team beginning their first season. Their debut however would be spoiled by Opp as the boys and girls both swept all their matches against Georgiana. Every win was convincing as the Bobcats picked up where they left off in 2007. The individual results are as follows:


Girls

Singles:
#1 Korrie Lynn James (Opp) defeated #1 Kayla Higson (Georgiana) 8-2
#2 Rissa Wamsley (Opp) defeated #2 Tabitha Kelley (Georgiana) 8-0
#3 Anna Hall (Opp) defeated #3 Jessica Wilson (Georgiana) 6-1
#4 Alaina Shepard (Opp) defeated #4 Rebecca Bradford (Georgiana) 6-1
#5 Shancequa Peacock (Opp) defeated #5 Amanda Raines (Georgiana) 8-1


Doubles:
#1 Korrie Lynn James and Rissa Wamsley (Opp) defeated #1 Kayla Higson and Tabitha Kelly (Georgiana) 8-1
#2 Anna Hall and Alaina Shepard (Opp) defeated #2 Jessica Wilson and Rebecca Bradford (Georgiana) 8-0



Boys

Singles:
#1 Nekio Lane (Opp) defeated #1 Curtis Johnson (Georgiana) 8-0
#2 Jonathon Oakley (Opp) defeated #2 Andy Oikle (Georigana) 8-0
#3 Michael Ball (Opp) defeated #3 Latorey Peterson (Georigana) 8-2


Doubles:
David Brogden and and Tyler Wyatt (Opp) defeated #1 Curtis Johnson and Andy Oikle (Georgiana) 8-6

2008 Bobcats - Can they top 07? 
(program23 correspondent - tripp norris)

The 2008 Opp Tennis team has begun practice getting ready for the upcoming season. The team is coming off of one of the best season's in school history in 2007 with a perfect 11-0 record during the regular season, a runner up finish in the sectionals, and a 6th place finish in the state tournament in Montgomery.

This season will see a few new opponents for Opp as they will play Georgiana High School to begin the season, and late in the season Opp will travel to Montgomery to play the 2007 4A state champions Trinity Presbyterian.

Area matchups for this year are Andalusia, TR Miller of Brewton and WS Neal of East Brewton. The 2008 varsity girl's team is led by returning #1 seed senior Molly Gooden who is playing in her 4th year of tennis and her 2nd year as the #1 seed. Moving up from the #4 seed in 2007 to the #2 seed in 2008 is senior Molly Johnson who is also playing in her 4th year of tennis.

The #3 seed is senior Meredith Brogden who is also playing in her 4th year of tennis. Juniors Ashley Wiliams, Mallory Mims, and Leah Laird round out the girl's varsity side as the 4th, 5th and 6th seeds. The 2008 girl's doubles will consist of #1 seeds Molly Gooden and Molly Johnson, #2 seeds are Meredith Brogden and Ashley Williams, and the #3 seeds are Mallory Mims and Jessica Register.