SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – An intra-county tennis matchup took place in Shelbyville to open the 2026 season on Thursday with the Viqueens (1-0) taking down the Eaglettes (0-1), 5-4, while the Golden Eagles (1-0) swept the Vikings (0-1) 9-0.

In the girls’ doubles games, Shelbyville’s Lilly Smith and Lydia Yoes fended off the Viqueens duo of Madison and Macy McKamey on Court 1, 9-7. On Court 2, Community’s Katherine Sego and Abigail Bearden took down Jackie Juarez and Jocelyn Morales, 8-6, and on Court 3, the Viqueens’ duo of Kenzie Sexton and Isabell LeBlanc beat the Eaglettes’ Josie Collet and Georgia Frazier, 8-1.

In the singles matches, Lilly Smith beat Madison McKamey, 8-2, on Court 1, Katherine Sego took down Jackie Juarez, 8-2, on Court 2, and Lydia Yoes dispatched Macy McKamey, 8-2, on Court 3. On Court 4, Abigail Bearden outlasted Jocelyn Morales, 9-7, Kenzie Sexton made quick work of Josie Collet, 8-1, and on Court 6, Georgia Frazier took down Isabell LeBlanc, 8-5. 

For the boys’ doubles games, Shelbyville’s Tucker Johnson and Carter Watson took out Community’s Kingston Kibble and Zach Leathers, 8-0, on Court 1. On Court 2, Tanner Johnson and Daniel Hernandez beat Jaxon Hoover and Jaxson Stacy, 8-2, while on Court 3, Shelbyville Central’s Pablo Mendoza and Ryan Jaykus downed Tristan Perry and Zayne Bluthardt, 8-1, to sweep the doubles’ points.

Switching over to the singles matches, Tucker Johnson swept Kingston Kibble, 8-0, on Court 1, Carter Watson downed Jaxon Hoover, 8-3, on Court 2, Tanner Johnson took down Jaxson Stacy, 8-1, on Court 3, and Eli Collard beat Tristan Perry, 8-4, on Court 4. On Court 5, Pablo Mendoza took down Zayne Bluthardt, 8-4, and Ryan Jaykus completed the sweep with an 8-4 win over Zach Leathers on Court 6.

Shelbyville Central dives straight into district play in their next matchup, taking on Warren County at home on Thursday, Mar. 5, at 3:00 p.m.