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<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONDON \u2014 After capturing their 15th regional championship in a row last week, the Corbin Lady Redhound tennis team made it a clean sweep during the 13th Region Individual Singles and Doubles Tournaments on Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seventh grader Bella Lopez captured the girls\u2019 singles championship after receiving the tournament\u2019s top seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She received a bye in the first round before winning 6-0, 6-0 over OBI in the second round and then again 6-0, 6-0 over Clay County in the quarterfinals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lopez went on to win 6-0, 6-0 over Barbourville\u2019s Sarah Smith, who was the No. 4 seed, in semifinal action. She then defeated Bell County\u2019s Winkler in the finals 6-1, 6-0 to win her first regional singles championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBella Lopez has been a sensational stand out from day one on the team in her first year as a seventh grader,\u201d Corbin coach Chris Jones said. \u201cShe has dominated the competition and continued to grow as a player, now ranked number one in the state for girls 14 and under. You truly forget just how young she is when you watch her play and it\u2019s pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corbin\u2019s No. 1 doubles team of Lindsay Jones and Katie Morton were the number 1 seed in the doubles tournament and received a bye in the first round and then a walkover due to illness in the second round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pair defeated Barbourville 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals before knocking out the 4-seed North Laurel 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jones\/Morton then went on to defeat their Corbin teammates, Olivia McArthur and Riley Lewis, 6-1, 6-1 in the championship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The win turned out to be the fourth consecutive region championship for both girls (four for Morton in doubles and three singles and one doubles for Jones).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jones was also awarded the female sportsmanship award as voted on by region coaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLindsay Jones and Katie Morton finally got to play doubles together on the high school team this year after playing doubles together in other tournaments since they were about six-years old and it has truly been fun to watch,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThey both captured a fourth consecutive region title this year and are looking forward to a pretty high seed in the state tournament next week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MaryAlice McVey was the 5-seed in the singles tournament and received a bye in the first round. She then won 6-0, 6-2 over Middlesboro in the second round before losing 1-6, 1-6 in the quarterfinals to Bell County\u2019s Emma Winkler who was the 2-seed in the tournament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaryAlice McVey played on her first region team this year and made it all the way to the quarterfinals,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI\u2019m so happy that she will be continuing her tennis career at my alma mater next year, Asbury University.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corbin\u2019s No. 2 doubles team of Olivia McArthur and Riley Lewis were the 2-seed in the doubles tournament and received a bye the first round before winning over Knox County 6-1, 6-1 in the second round. They beat Clay County in the quarterfinals 6-0, 6-0 before knocking out the 3 seed from North Laurel in the semifinals 6-4, 6-2. The pair then fell in the finals to teammates and No. 1 seeded Lindsay Jones and Katie Morton 1-6, 1-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOlivia McArthur and Riley Lewis played doubles together this year for the first time and managed to back up their No. 2 seed with a runner-up finish,\u201d Jones said. \u201cOlivia really brought the experience of being a doubles champion just last year while Riley, in just her second year, really developed into a solid doubles player.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jones also credited the success of the team to his assistant coaches, who played a big role throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n