Madison County, GA – The Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets Women’s Tennis Squad defeated Madison County High School Lady Red Raiders 3-2 to secure their spot in the GHSA Area 2-AAAA of the Final Four. The Madison County Lady Red Raiders were the Region 8 Region Champions.
How It Happened
- Audrey Fowler was the first to get done with a tough loss at the Number 3 Singles Line that put MCHS up by 1-0.
- The Lady Jackets struck back to tie the score 1-1 with a 7-5, 7-5 victory from Second doubles, Laina Erickson and Addie Smith.
- Rylee Veland was the next to wrap up with a tough loss to MCHS Number 1 singles to put MCHS up 2-1.
- Anna Grace Bosley was the next to wrap up. She came back from dropping the first set 4-6 to rallying back and winning the next two sets 6-1,6-1.
- This tied the match up at 2-2 and the spot in the Final 4 came down to First Doubles Lydia Fowler and Sydney Kate Aaron. They picked up the first set 6-4 and lost the second set 3-6. These two were down 3-5 in the last set and facing 2 match points at 15-40 on Sydney Kate’s serve. They proceeded to fight off the two match points and win the next 4 games in a row to finish 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to send the Lady Jackets to the Final 4.
The Southeast Bulloch Lady Yellow Jackets women’s tennis has done a phenomenal job this past year. The girls this season have had several accolades and achievements such as:
- Their third consecutive Region Championship
- Runner up finish in the Lagrange Granger Invitational to 7A Hill Grove
- Undefeated record in region play
Quotables
“This team has truly pulled together to become a contender in the GHSA state playoffs and what has been most impressive to me is that this team is composed of only freshmen and sophomores,” Head coach Long Lieu said. “Leading the charge all year has been Rylee Veland (So.) at First Singles, Anna Grace Bosley (So.) at Second Singles, Audrey Fowler (Fr.) at Third Singles, Lydia Fowler (So.) and Sydney Kate Aaron (Fr.) at First Doubles, and Laina Erickson (So.) and Addie Smith (So.) at Second Doubles.”
Up Next
These girls have done an amazing job this year and the future is bright for this team as Southeast Bulloch is going to be moving to AAA next year. The girls are going to be hosting PACE Academy for their Final 4 matchup at Southeast Bulloch at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Last year the Lady Yellow Jackets fell to PACE Academy in the Elite Eight, who later went on to win the State Championship.
