Polk closes regular season, turns attention to 3A Pre-Regional

Polk County closed the regular season Wednesday with a 9-0 loss to Owen in a Western Highlands Conference girls tennis match in Black Mountain.

The loss left the Wolverines at 5-4 overall and 4-4 in conference play heading into postseason competition.

Owen swept the six singles matches, though Polk County had several competitive outings. Virginia Then battled to a 6-4, 6-2 loss at No. 3, while Addie Buss pushed her No. 5 match before falling 6-2, 6-4.

Jill Brown fell 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1, with Paige White dropping a 6-0, 6-0 decision at No. 2. Malia Robinette lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4, and Leah Morton fell 6-0, 6-2 at No. 6.

The Wolverines made things tighter in two of the three doubles matches. Then and Robinette fell 8-5 at No. 2, while Morton and Alexandria Henderson battled to an 8-6 loss at No. 3. Brown and White dropped an 8-1 decision at No. 1.

Polk County will turn its attention to postseason play, with Wolverine players scheduled to compete Tuesday in the 3A Pre-Regional at Shelby High School.