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Oak Ridge hosts TSSAA Region 2 tennis events this week

Oak Ridge High School's Billy Bennett on the court.
Oak Ridge High School's Billy Bennett on the court.

Oak Ridge High School's Billy Bennett was the only member of the Wildcat and Lady Wildcat tennis teams to advance this past Saturday to the semi-finals of the District 4 "Individual" Tennis Tournament. He was one win away from making it to the Region 2 Tennis Tournament to be held in Oak Ridge this week.

Billy lost to the eventual District 4 Boy's Singles Champion Leyton Lu 1-6, 6-3. Farragut's Lu will be at Oak Ridge's Jackson Square Tennis Facility this week along with competitors from 20 East Tennessee high schools (Districts 3 and 4) that make up TSSAA's Tennis Region 2. Fans of tennis should take advantage of the opportunity to see skilled athletes compete for a state championship in singles and doubles. Times for specific matches are to be determined. The competition is scheduled from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Billy Bennett
Billy Bennett

This article originally appeared on Oakridger: Oak Ridge hosts TSSAA Region 2 tennis events this week