Canes, Tigers, and Wildcats win first-round matches in state tennis playoffs

The Cartersville, Adairsville, and Woodland boys’ tennis teams won their first-round matches in their respective state tournaments.

On Wednesday, the Canes beat visiting Clarke Central at Dellinger Park in the Class 5A first round, 3-0.

Jack Minhinnett and Walker Cooney won at Line 2 and Line 3 singles while the Canes’ Line 1 doubles team of John Paul and Bryce Summey took their match in straight sets.

Minhinnett won 6-3, 6-1. Cooney won his match, 6-0, 6-0. The other Canes’ participants were leading their matches and had won an opening set when the team victory was secured.

Cartersville will host Chattahoochee next week in the Sweet Sixteen round. Chattahoochee was a 4-0 winner over Jackson-Atlanta in the first round.

Also Wednesday, the Woodland boys knocked off No. 1-seed Jefferson, 3-2.

The Wildcats swept all three singles lines for their three points. Peter Heins won 7-5, 6-4 at Line 1, Cadyn Wade won 6-2, 6-3 at Line 2, and Domenic Ciavarro won 6-1, 6-2 at Line 3 singles. Jathan Camp and Titus Bagley fell at Line 1 doubles 2-6, 2-6, and Mason Williams and Jack Gore lost 2-6, 4-6 at Line 2 doubles for the Wildcats.

Woodland will travel to Cambridge next week for a Sweet Sixteen match. The Bears, a 3-seed, defeated Chapel Hill 3-0 in the first round.

On Tuesday, the Adairsville boys defeated Sandy Creek in the Class AAA first round, 3-1.

Camden Teems and Michael Spinks won at Line 2 and Line 3 singles for the Tigers. Teems was a 6-1, 6-4 winner while Spinks took his match 6-2, 6-0. The third Adairsville point was won by the Line 2 doubles pair Carter Collum and Bryson Gooden who won 6-2, 6-3.

Braden Potter lost his Line 1 singles match 2-6, 4-6 and the Line 1 doubles team — Braden Mathis and Jack Baxter — won their first set 6-2 and were tied 4-4 in the second set when the team victory was secured.

The Tigers move on to the Sweet Sixteen round next week at Hebron Christian Academy. HCA defeated Dawson County in the first round 3-1 on Wednesday.