Lafayette tops Cleveland in tennis action
Lafayette defeated Cleveland, last year’s Class 4A state champions, 6-1 Monday afternoon. (more…) (March 27, 2012, Page 12)
Challenging match turns into 4-3 win for Lafayette
Lafayette’s challenging start to the 2012 tennis season produced a big win Thursday at the courts behind Oxford-University Stadium. (March 2, 2012, Page 6A)
OHS, LHS represented on MAC tennis teams
Area tennis players littered the Mississippi Association of Coaches All-State tennis teams that were announced on Tuesday. (more…) (May 18, 2011, Page 7)
Davis, Pruitt claim first tennis title for Lafayette
Lafayette’s Mallory Davis and Barron Pruitt made history Tuesday as the duo captured the first individual state tennis championship in Jackson. The duo defeated Newton County’s Blake Cochran and Shannon St. Clarie 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 to win the match. Davis and Pruitt defeated Cole Morrow and Taylor Long of Purvis to advance on the first day. (more…) (May 11, 2011, Page 6)
PHS Warriors end Lafayette’s season
Strong doubles play helped lift the Pontotoc Warriors to a 5-2 win over the Lafayette Commodores in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. (more…) (April 25, 2011, Page 3B)
Lafayette qualifies six tennis players for state
Six members of the Lafayette tennis team won two matches at the Division 2-4A Tournament to advance to MHSAA individual state tournament this week. The No. 1 boys doubles team of Hunter Knight and Jacob Roberts made the list as did the No. 1 girls doubles team of Lauren Cullen and Ashley Smith. Also advancing were the mixed doubles team of Mallory Davis and Barron Pruitt. The state tournament will be held May 9-10 in Jackson. (April 22, 2011, Page 7A)
LHS’ Smith, Cullen make school history
Ashley Smith and Lauren Cullen made Lafayette tennis history this week when they became the first Commodores to reach a state finals. (more…) (May 12, 2010, Page 9)
LHS netters make quick work of Greenwood
Lafayette’s first-round matchup with Greenwood in the Class 4A tennis playoffs went as expected as the Commodores defeated the Bulldogs 6-1 Thursday at the courts behind Oxford-University Stadium. The win improved the Commodores to 10-3 overall and to advance them into a second round matchup with New Albany next week. (April 23, 2010, Page 8A)
LHS tennis places second in 2-4A tournament
Three Lafayette High doubles teams qualified for next month’s MHSAA state tournament Thursday with solid showings in the Division 2-4A tournament at Center Hill. The Commodores placed second overall as a team in the tournament. (more…) (April 16, 2010, Page 8a)
LHS captures 2-4A tennis title
Lafayette won the Division 2-4A title Thursday with a 5-2 win over Senatobia at the Oxford-University Stadium courts. The Commodores finished with a perfect 6-0 district record and advance into the 4A playoffs for the second straight year. (April 9, 2010, Page 7A)
