NRHS girls trounce OSHS

The Nansemond River High School girls’ tennis team shut out host Oscar Smith High School on Thursday, winning 9-0. The Lady Tigers were held to 21 games won compared to the Lady Warriors’ 96.

Singles results were as follows:

• Casey Wood (NR) d. Odenwald (OS), 6-0, 6-1
• Malaika Karriem (NR) d. McCall (OS), 6-4, 6-0
• Krysta Jewette (NR) d. Cadey (OS), 6-0, 6-0
• Heather Davis (NR) d. Martin (OS), 6-3, 6-2
• Katherine Emberton (NR) d. Isbell (OS), 6-2, 6-1
• Jynasia Sadler (NR) d. Spruill (OS), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles results were as follows:

• Wood-Emberton (NR) d. Odenwald-McCall (OS), 8-0
• Karriem-Jewette (NR) d. Martin-Isbell (OS), 8-5
• Davis-Brooke Street (NR) d. Cadey-Spruill (OS), 8-2

Great Bridge High School will visit Nansemond River next Tuesday.

NSA cannot fell Mighty Oaks

The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy boys’ tennis team suffered a narrow 5-4 home loss on Thursday to Norfolk Collegiate School, the team currently ranked No. 2 in the state among Division II schools by the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association. The Saints are currently No. 6.

NSA’s No. 1 player Corey Cutright and No. 5 player and eighth-grader Nathan Pharr were the only on the team to find success in the singles matches. The Saints proved more dominant in doubles, however.

Singles results were as follows:

• Corey Cutright (NS) d. Charley Dey (NC), 6-2, 6-1
• Alex Loope (NC) d. Tucker Firnstahl (NS), 6-0, 6-0
• Chase Pearson (NC) d. Jackson DeMello (NS), 6-2, 6-2
• Norain Rajhwani (NC) d. Preston Firnstahl (NS), 6-3, 6-0
• Nathan Pharr (NS) d. William Howell (NC), 6-4, 6-1
• Nick Baker (NC) d. Ryan Witherow (NS), 6-3, 6-3

Doubles results were as follows:

• Cutright-T. Firnstahl (NS) d. Dey-Rajhwani (NC), 8-5
• Loope-Pearson (NC) d. DeMello-P. Firnstahl (NS), 8-2
• Pharr-Witherow (NS) d. Howell-Baker (NC), 8-1

Nansemond-Suffolk (8-8, 3-3) hosts Portsmouth Christian School this evening.