The Union County tennis teams are off to a good start. Bad weather wiped out the match on March 5 at Clinton High School and caused the match at Cumberland Gap to be postponed to a later date. So UCHS opened on its home court against Knoxville’s Powell High School. The girls tennis team exhibited persistence as they slid by Powell in a 5-4 win. However, the boys team used skill and energy to ace the Powell team by a 9-0 victory. The match on March 11 against Career Magnet Academy of Knoxville at Tyson Park posted another victory for both UCHS teams.

On the other hand, UCHS had a really tough match on March 13 at Gatlinburg's Mynatt Park with Gatlinburg-Pittman High School. The Highlanders defeated the Patriots girls 1-8 and the boys 3-6. But even in a loss, bright spots emerge. Saria Chappell saw victory in her singles match, while Lathan Garner and Max Corum won matches in both singles and doubles. So the Patriots look forward to April with a record of 2-1 for both teams.

The next match will be at UCHS on Monday, April 7 against Samuel Everett School of Maryville at 4:30 and will travel to Cumberland Gap in Harrogate on Tuesday, April 8. Back home on Wednesday, April 9, the Patriots face Knoxville's Carter High, then Cumberland Gap again on Thursday, April 10. Coaches are Mike Johnson and Ella Johnson.