Hornets tennis team tallies first win of season

MEXICO - The Fulton Hornets tennis team logged its first win of the season by cruising past the Missouri Military Academy Colonels 8-1 in Tuesday night's non-conference matchup.

"From a confidence standpoint, this was a nice match to have," Fulton head coach Rob Fisher said. "It was a windy night and the kids battled through that."

Here are Tuesday night's singles and doubles results:

•No. 1 singles: sophomore Haydon Windsor (F) defeated Brennan Morand (MMA), 10-4; No. 2: senior Gage Oestreich (F) def. Joe Mulvey (MMA), 10-6; No. 3: junior Justin Adams (F) def. Alejandro Gastelum (MMA), 10-1; No. 4: junior Grant Hendricks (F) def. Robert Shields (MMA), 10-6; No. 5: Ethan Istas (MMA) def. sophomore Isaiah Mackley (F), 10-2; No. 6: junior James Hill (F) def. Angel Alcarez (MMA), 8-1.

•No. 1 doubles: Windsor/Adams (F) def. Morand/Mulvey (MMA), 10-2; No. 2: Oestreich/Hendricks (F) def. Gastelum/Shields (MMA), 10-5; No. 3: Mackley/Hill (F) def. Istas/Alcarez (MMA), 10-6.

The Hornets (1-2) return home for a North Central Missouri Conference encounter against Boonville at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the high school athletic complex. Fulton is 0-1 in the NCMC.