DEA Varsity Girls Tennis team was defeated by Pinewood Christian Academy in Bellville on February 24, 1-4. In singles, Emily McRae was defeated by Abby Barretta 3-8, Lyla Martin defeated Hadden Waters 8-6, and Kate Yeomans was defeated by Tylee Miles 3-8. In doubles, Kaley Flowers and Aubrey Scott were defeated 2-8 by Meredith Massey and Ramsey Middleton and Addalyn Terwilliger and Sydney Lively were defeated 3-8 by Ada Grace Hendrix and Addy Kirkland. In exhibition matches, Claire Metcalf and Kate Yeomans defeated Anniston Holland and Anna Snipes 8-6, and Rayleigh Faircloth and Kaley Flowers were defeated 2-8 by Krisha Patel and Kamryn Waters.
DEA Varsity Girls Tennis defeated Citizens Christian Academy 4-1 on February 26, at the East Georgia Compass. In singles Lyla Martin was defeated by Kortlyn Bennett 5-8, Addalyn Terwilliger defeated Marlee Griffin 8-6, and Aubrey Scott defeated Riya Corbean 8-0. In doubles, Kaley Flowers and Emily McRae defeated Bennett and Griffin 8-2, and Kate Yeomans and Sydney Lively defeated Corbean and Lyla Crosby 8-2. In exhibition matches, Rayleigh Faircloth defeated Crosby 8-2 and Claire Metcalf and Addalyn Terwilliger lost a close match 8-6.
DEA Varsity Girls Tennis played Trinity Christian School on March 2. The eagles were defeated 1-4. In singles, Lyla Martin was defeated by Sarah Hawkins 2-6, 4-6, Addalyn Terwilliger was defeated 3-6, 4-6 by Bethany Hawkins, and Kate Yeomans was defeated 1-6, 0-6 by Juliann Loyd. In doubles, Kaley Flowers and Emily McRae picked up the only win on the day defeating Austyn Miller and Vanessa Pena 6-1, 6-0. Aubrey Scott and Sydney Lively were defeated by Addison Bowles and Ella Selman 5-7, 2-6.
DEA Varsity Girls Tennis defeated Citizen Christian Academy 3-2 on March 3. In singles, Addalyn Terwilliger was defeated 2-6, 1-6 by Kortlyn Bennett, Kate Yeomans was defeated 0-6, 1-6 by Bristol Barrs, and Sydney Lively defeated Arabelle Roberts 6-4, 1-6, (7-3). In doubles, Kaley Flowers and Emily McRae defeated Marlee Griffin and Arlee Vickers 6-1, 6-0 and Aubrey Scott and Lyla Martin defeated Kimi Frost and Layla Varnadoe 4-6, 6-4, (7-2). In exhibition matches, Rayleigh Faircloth was defeated 0-8 by Kortlyn Bennett, Claire Metcalf and Kate Yeomans defeated B. Frost and L. Crosby 6-2, 6-3, and Payton Peebles and Kaley Flowers defeated S. Paulk and R. Corbean 6-0, 6-0.
DEA Varsity Boys tennis played Pinewood Varsity Boys tennis on February 24, at Pinewood. Pinewood won the match 3-2. In singles, Paxton Dixon defeated Layton Cloud 8-8 with a tie breaker score of 7-4. Ben Griner was defeated by Walker Hall 8-8 with a tie breaker score of 3-7. Bentley Smith was defeated by Maddox Akins 4-8. In doubles, AJ Edenfield and Jack Evan Fields defeated Charlie Thompson and McLain Tucker 8-4. Matthew Fordham and River Holloway were defeated by Wyatt Mathis and Emmett Burke 5-8. Lawton Wiggins and AJ Edenfield defeated Chi Sittles and Andrew Snipes 8-5 in an exhibition match.
DEA Varsity Boys tennis played Citizens Christian Academy Boys tennis on February 26, at East Georgia Campus. CCA won the match 3-2. In singles, AJ Edenfield was defeated 3-8 by Ethan Duran, Jack Evan Fields was defeated 2-8 by Tucker Hendley, and Bentley Smith defeated Beckett Waldron 8-5. In doubles, Paxton Dixon and Ben Griner defeated Damion Duran and Jarrett Mizell 8-3 and Lawton Wiggins and River Holloway were defeated 0-8 by Tyson Crosby and Luke Rudd. In an exhibition match, Matthew Fordham and Lawton Wiggins were defeated 4-8 by Tucker Hendley and Ethan Duran.
DEA Varsity Boys tennis played a double header match against Trinity Christian School on March 2, at Trinity in Dublin. The first match Trinity won 4-1. In singles, AJ Edenfield was defeated 2-6, 2-6 by Hein Schaaf, Jack Evan Fields was defeated 5-7, 2-6 by Jude Evans, and Bentley Smith was defeated 5-7, 1-6 by Chap Cranford. In doubles, Paxton Dixon and Ben Griner split sets with Knox Hawkins and Deakon Dooley 2-6, 6-2. Dixon and Griner won the third set tie breaker 10-3. The second doubles match, Matthew Fordham and River Holloway split set with Thomas Polhill and Marshall Polhill 6-3, 3-6. Polhill and Polhill won the third set tie breaker 8-10.
In the second team match DEA defeated Trinity Christian School 3-2. In singles, Paxton Dixon defeated Hein Schaaf 8-4, Ben Griner was defeated by Jude Evans 0-8, and Bentley Smith defeated Knox Hawkins 8-1. In doubles, AJ Edenfield and Jack Evan Fields were defeated by Chap Cranford and Cooper 5-8 and Matthew Fordham and River Holloway defeated Judson Durant and Jacob Helton 8-4.
DEA Varsity Boys tennis defeated CCA on March 3, by a score of 3-2. In singles, Ben Griner was defeated by Ethan Duran 2-6, 2-6, Jack Evan Fields was defeated by Tucker Hendley 4-6, 2-6, and Bentley Smith defeated Beckett Waldron 6-3, 6-4. In doubles, Paxton Dixon and AJ Edenfield defeated Luke Rudd and Damion Duran 8-6, 6-1 and Matthew Fordham and Eli Way split sets with Caden Carter and Jarrett Mizell 4-6, 8-8 (7-4). Fordham and Way won the third set tie breaker 7-5. In an exhibition match, River Holloway and Lawton Wiggins were defeated by Tucker Hendley and Ethan Duran 3-6, 0-6.
