UHA’s Whitecotton, Sandifer fall in state tennis tourney

Two University Heights Academy tennis players were eliminated in the first round of the KHSAA State Tennis Tournament on Wednesday in Bowling Green. 

Stephen Whitecotton, who qualified as the Region 2 runner-up, dropped a 6-1, 6-2 match to Paducah Tilghman’s Henry Wright. 

Meanwhile, the Lady Blazers’ Allie Sandifer the Region 2 runner-up, faced Region 1 representative Olivia O’Neill, of Paducah St. Mary’s, and fell in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. 

The Sectional play included players from regions 1-4 and was played at South Warren High School. 

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