MURFREESBORO – Joseph Daniels and Seth Carelli gave Sumner County its lone tennis victory Thursday during the TSSAA Class AAA tennis tournament at Old Fort Park.

The Beech duo were 6-1, 6-3 winners over Houston’s duo of Billy Fickle and Michael Hoff in Thursday morning’s quarterfinal matchup.

The juniors followed up with a tough three-set loss to Tennessee High’s Matt Henson and Seth Buckmaster in the semifinal round.

Tenessee High won the first set 6-2; Beech bounced back with a 6-3 win and the Bristol school closed out the victory with a 6-4 win in the third set.

They will now face Knoxville West’s Steven Patrick and Harrison Smith. The senior duo defeated Siegel 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and advanced to the finals with a three-set win of their own over Brentwood (3-6, 6-2, 6-3).

DIVISION II-AA
Pope John Paul II junior Andy Druffel lost in his quarterfinals match Thursday morning.

Memphis University School sophomore Walker Simms scored a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the match. Simms then went on to win his semifinals match over East/Middle Region's top-seeded Anderson Scarpa of Baylor by the same score. Simms will play MBA's Palmer Campbell, who also upset a top seed (Marshall Sharp of MUS, 6-4, 6-3), in Friday's finals.

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Seth Carelli competes in the TSSAA Class AAA tournament Thursday at Old Fort Park in Murfreesboro. He and doubles partner, Joseph Daniels, advanced to the semifinals before falling in three sets to Tennessee High.