NEWPORT-The opening match of the 2010 season was tough for the Cocke County High School tennis squad.

Both the Lady Red and Fighting Cocks dropped their first matches of the season to District 2-AAA newcomer Seymour at Newport City Park on Tuesday afternoon.

The Lady Red lost their match 6-3 with the Lady Eagles, but saw a couple of close tiebreakers swing the match in the other direction.

Erika Wild and Addie Holt, the Lady Red's top two players, lost their respective matches in tie breakers. Wild held a 7-3 lead over Andrea Markowitz, but fell 9-8 in a tiebreaker. Holt meanwhile fell 8-7 in a tiebreaker against Kelsey Fleming.

Jordan Shelton got the Lady Red's lone singles win, 8-4, over Alexis Pierce.

The Cocke County girls also scored a pair of doubles victories in the match. Wild and Holt paired together to obtain an 8-0 win over Angela Karl and Lauren Troutman. Shelton and Ashland Owenby also teamed up to win their doubles match 8-0 against the Seymour duo of Chelsie Doster and Jessica Gaylon.

The Fighting Cocks however suffered through the growing pains in their first match of the season. Featuring a youthful squad and having many first-year players, CCHS dropped the boy's match 9-0.

Cocke County returns to the court this afternoon with their second match of the year at District 2-AAA opponent South Doyle.