LaGRANGE, Ga. – Tuskegee tennis had a strong showing in non-conference action against LaGrange college at the Greer Tennis Courts on Friday afternoon, with the women's team sweeping the Panthers 9-0, while the men took a 5-4 win.
 
In doubles play, both pairs of Taylor Ford (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Chloe Griffin-Harrington (Rocky Mount, N.C.) as well as Dayna Jackson (Powder Springs, Ga.) and Barbara Phillips (Little Rock, Ark.) took home 8-0 wins against their respective opponents, while Malaika Stokes (Frankfort, Ill.) and Jadyn Lynch (Atlanta, Ga.) took home an 8-1 win. The Golden Tigers did not allow a score in singles play, with all six games being wins in straight sets.
 
On the men's side, the Golden Tigers dropped three close double matches, with Josiah Blocus (Atlanta, Ga.) and Teryon Newbold-Hudson (Powder Springs, Ga.) dropping an 8-7 match, followed by an 8-6 loss from Symon Brown (Memphis, Tenn.) and Eythan Ward (Conyers, Ga.) and David Larkin (Warner Robins, Ga.) and Josue Blocus (Atlanta, Ga.) falling by a score of 8-6.
 
In singles, Blocus took a win with scores of 6-0, 6-2, while Hudson earned a win in three sets at 6-0, 3-6, and 10-3 before Ward also swept his match at 6-1, 6-2. Brown dropped the lone singles match by scores of 6-0, 6-1, while Johnson and Miller both won by scores of 6-1, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-3 respectively.

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