Not many similarities can be drawn from the Notre Dame and Dalton tennis teams. They play in different states and use different formats, and while the Irish season is just beginning, the Catamounts are closing in on their region tournament.
Yet in the schools’ match Thursday, the Lady Irish and Catamounts used the same path to victory.
Dalton’s boys and Notre Dame’s girls each won four singles matches and two doubles contests in claiming 6-3 victories in cool afternoon weather at the Champions Club.
Although Georgia schools play a 3-singles, 2-doubles format, with no player allowed to play both, Dalton coach David Hilley was pleased with the opportunity to use extra players in Tennessee’s 6-singles, 3-doubles style.
“I was able to play some kids that usually don’t get that opportunity,” Hilley said. “Some of our doubles teams got some different looks, and it was good we had some kids get a chance to play.”