On Monday, March 23, the DEA Varsity Boys Tennis team traveled to the John Drew Smith Tennis Center in Macon to take on Covenant Academy (CA) and John Hancock Academy (JHA).
In singles play, Ben Griner was narrowly defeated by Covenant’s Christian Parker 6-8 but bounced back with an 8-4 victory over Brooks Haney of JHA. Bentley Smith earned an 8-4 win against Brodie Hart (CA) before falling to Christian Parker (CA) 3-8. Eli Way dropped both of his matches, falling 5-8 to Gabe Wiley (CA) and 6-8 to Brodie Hart (CA). Lawton Wiggins dominated Jase Brown (CA) with an 8-0 victory but later fell to Brooks Haney (JHA) 3-8.
In doubles action, AJ Edenfield and Jack Evan Fields delivered a strong performance, defeating Gabe Wiley and Jase Brown of Covenant Academy 8-0.
Overall, the Eagles added four team wins to their season total with a solid showing on the day.
On March 23, 2026, the DEA Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to the John Drew Smith Tennis Center in Macon to face Covenant Academy (CA) and John Hancock Academy (JHA), earning four team wins on the day.
In singles action, Emily McRae split her matches, falling to Grace Douthit (CA) 4-8 before defeating Grace Cook (CA) 8-3. Lyla Martin was defeated by Grace Cook (CA) 1-8 but rebounded with an 8-2 win over Emma Willsmith (JHA). Aubrey Scott had a strong showing, defeating Rachal Montgomery (CA) 8-2, falling to Montgomery 4-8 in a rematch, and adding another win over Brynsley Brown (JHA) 8-3. Sydney Lively was defeated by Grace Douthit (CA) 1-8, while Kate Yeomans dropped a close match to Julia M. (JHA) 6-8.
Addalyn Terwilliger turned in an impressive performance with two wins, defeating Brynsley Brown (JHA) 8-0 and Julia M. (JHA) 8-3. Claire Metcalf dominated in both of her matches, earning 8-0 victories each time over Mary (JHA). Kaley Flowers added another singles win, defeating Emma Willsmith (JHA) 8-4.
In doubles play, Kaley Flowers and Payton Peebles were dominant, defeating Covenant Academy’s No. 1 doubles team twice by identical 8-1 scores. Sydney Lively and Kate Yeomans teamed up for an 8-2 win over Jordan Pruitt and Alana Bryant (CA), while Sydney Lively and Addalyn Terwilliger also defeated the same Covenant duo 8-2.
The Lady Eagles put together a strong overall performance, collecting four team victories on Monday.
