Last week, Greenwood High School head tennis coach Dexter Pearcy provided the Dog Pound with a brief postmortem of the recently concluded 2025 tennis season. He has now turned his attention to varsity boys basketball where he serves as assistant coach. His daughter, Kylah, also turned in her tennis racket for a basketball, where she is the returning leader and top scorer for the Lady Bulldogs. It seems that August through February is a very busy time in the Pearcy household.

Kylah was one of only two senior netters for the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs, the other being Wesley Jarrell. “They are both great competitors and also have excellent character,” said the proud dad and coach of his two senior leaders. But a lack of seniors this past season means there are a lot of experienced players returning for 2026. He added, “We will return a lot of solid players next year that will have varsity experience.”

The head coach then summarized the entire season for his two squads. “Our varsity boys singles players, Caleb Schaefer and Wesley Jarrell, combined for 11 wins. Our girls singles players, Alivia Kittell and Molly Conley, won eight matches. Our varsity boys doubles teams – Hayes Whitson and Sawyer Harry, along with Thomas Veatch and Danh Nguyen – combined for 10 wins. Our varsity girls doubles teams – Kylah and Taelyn Martin (#2 in the regular season), along with Bristol Mott and Gracie Gibbs – combined for 21 wins.”

Coach Pearcy also talked about his junior varsity players, some of whom will be counted on next season to fill vacancies on the varsity squad. “Our JV boys – Denver Church, Abel Duvall, Reed Jones, Kaleb King, Luke Mora, Weston King, Jon David Hefflin, Lucas Roper, and Drew Williams – won 10 matches. Our JV girls – Macy Conley, Natalie Copher, Presley Travis, Ana Rizzo, Rylea Jones, Shealynn Mills, Madison Nguyen, and Charlie Vaughn – won 13 matches. We have quite a few more JV players than most teams, and because of that, a lot of our JV matches are against varsity opponents.”

Regarding the 2025 conference tournament, Pearcy said, “We had three first-round victories on the girls side. Molly Conley (#13 seed) had a great first-round win, defeating the #4 seed from Van Buren. Gracie Gibbs and Bristol Mott won their first-round match against Farmington, and Kylah Pearcy and Taelyn Martin won their’s against Alma.

“In the second round, our ninth graders were very competitive. Molly fell just three games short of qualifying for state to the #5 seed from Farmington. Gracie and Bristol battled yet lost to the eventual back-to-back conference champions from Van Buren, while Kylah and Taelyn defeated Farmington to reach both the state tournament and the conference semifinals. On day two, Kylah and Taelyn fought hard against Siloam Springs, winning to advance to the finals, where they finished second overall to Van Buren,” the coach explained.

Next, the GHS tennis coach talked about the Lady Bulldogs’ doubles team that reached the state tournament, his daughter Kylah and her partner Taelyn Martin. “At state, Kylah and Taelyn defeated Marion in the first round 7-5, 6-1, before falling to the eventual state runner-up team from Lakeside in the quarterfinals. Against Marion, our girls athleticism and aggressiveness was key. We shifted our strategy some and the girls executed it perfectly in the second set. Against Lakeside, our girls won [as many] games than anyone else did against them in the tournament, falling 2-6, 3-6. We competed really well. Even though the outcome may not have been what they hoped for, earning a top eight finish in the state is a tremendous accomplishment. They both represented our school and program well.”

Finally, Coach Pearcy praised the support given him by his volunteer assistant coach. “Naomi Conley (Macy and Molly Conley's mom) stepped in as assistant coach this year. She did a fantastic job investing in the development of our players on and off the court. She has been a huge asset to our team.” The following summary highlights the results of all of Greenwood’s matches since Labor Day through the postseason.

Greenwood vs. Farmington 9/2/25

Overall: Girls 1-3; Boys 2-2. #1 singles Alivia Kittell lost 0-4, 1-4. #2 singles Molly Conley lost 2-4, 4-2, 10-12. Girls #1 doubles, Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-0, 4-0. #2 doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 1-4, 5-4 (7-3), (5-10). #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 4-1, 4-2. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 1-4, 0-4. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson won 4-2, 4-2. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 0-4, 0-4.

Greenwood vs. Shiloh Christian 9/2/25

Overall: Girls 1-3; Boys 0-4. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 0-4, 3-5. #2 singles Molly Conley lost 0-4, 0-4. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 5-3, 4-2. #2 doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 1-4, 1-4. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 1-4, 1-4. #2 singles Wesley Jarrell lost 0-4, 0-4. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 1-4, 1-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 2-4, 0-4.

Greenwood vs. Alma 9/04/25

Overall: Girls 3-1; Boys 3-1. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell won 6-2, 6-0. #2 girls singles Molly Conley won 6-0, 6-2. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 6-1, 6-0. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 3-6, 6-3, 7-10.  #3 girls doubles Macy Conley/Ana Rizzo won 6-1. #4 girls doubles Natalie Copher/Presley Travis won 6-2. #5 girls doubles Charlie Vaughn/Rylea Jones won 6-3. #6 girls doubles Madi Nguyen/Shealynn Mills lost 3-6.

#1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 6-1, 6-3. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 2-6, 1-6. #3 boys singles Kaleb King lost 4-6. #4 boys singles Abel Duvall won 6-2. #5 boys singles Jon David Hefflin lost 1-6. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson won 6-3, 6-2. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 5-7, 6-3, 10-4. #3 boys doubles Weston King/Drew Williams won 6-4. #4 boys doubles Lucas Roper/Denver Church won 7-5. #5 boys doubles Reed Jones/Luke Mora won 7-5.

Greenwood vs. Harrison 9/09/25

Overall: Girls 2-2; Boys 2-2. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 0-4, 1-4. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 5-3, 0-4, 2-10. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-1, 4-1. #2 girls doubles Klaire Holland/Gracie Gibbs won 3-5, 4-1, 10-2. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 4-5. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell won 2-4, 4-2, 10-5. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 3-5, 2-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 3-5, 5-4, 13-11.

Greenwood vs. Siloam Springs 9/09/25

Overall: Girls 3-1; Boys 1-4. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 0-4, 1-4. #2 girls singles Molly Conley won 4-0, 4-0. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 3-5, 4-0, 11-9. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 4-1, 4-2. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 4-2, 2-4, 10-8. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 3-5, 2-4. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 1-4, 1-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 2-4, 0-4.

Greenwood @ Van Buren 9/11/25

Overall: Girls 1-3; Boys 2-2. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 2-6, 2-6. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 2-6, 0-6. #3 girls singles Anna Rizzo lost 4-6. #4 girls singles Rylea Jones lost 2-6. #5 girls singles Bristol Mott won 6-0. #6 girls singles Gracie Gibbs won 6-0. #7 girls singles Madi Nguyen won 6-1. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 6-1, 6-1. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 1-6, 2-6. #3 girls doubles Natalie Copher/Charlie Vaughn lost 2-6. #4 girls doubles Madi Nguyen/Shealynn Mills lost 2-6. #3 girls doubles Charlie Vaughn/Natalie Copher won 6-1, 6-1. #4 girls doubles Molly Conley/Rylea Jones won 6-4. #4 girls doubles Molly Conley/Rylea Jones won 6-4.

#1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 6-1, 6-1. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 1-6, 0-6. #3 boys singles Kaleb King lost 0-6. #4 boys singles Abel Duvall lost 6-7. #5 boys singles Weston King lost 5-7. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson won 6-2, 6-2. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 1-6, 2-6. #3 boys doubles Jon David Hefflin/Drew Williams won 7-5. #4 boys doubles Lucas Roper/Denver Church lost 2-6. #5 boys doubles Reed Jones/Luke Mora lost 2-6.

Greenwood vs. Alma 9/23/25

Overall: Girls 4-0; Boys 4-0. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell won 4-1, 5-4 (7-3). #2 girls singles Molly Conley won 4-0, 4-2. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-1, 4-2. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 4-1, 4-1. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 4-0, 4-2. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell won 4-1, 4-1. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson won 4-2, 5-3. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 4-1, 4-2.

Greenwood vs. Van Buren 9-25-25

Overall: Girls 1-3; Boys 2-2. #1 girls singles- Alivia Kittell lost 1-6, 1-6. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 4-6, 4-6. #3 girls singles Madi Nguyen lost 4-6. #4 girls singles Ana Rizzo lost 5-6. #5 girls singles Charlie Vaughn lost 6-7. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin lost 4-6, 4-6. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 7-5, 6-4. #3 girls doubles Presley Travis/Rylea Jones lost 1-6. #4 girls doubles Natalie Copher/Shealynn Mills won 6-1. #4 girls doubles Ana Rizzo/Shealynn Mills won 6-0.

#1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 0-6, 3-6. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell won 4-6, 7-5, 10-5. #3 boys singles Kaleb King lost 1-6. #4 boys singles Abel Duvall lost 0-6. #5 boys singles Weston King lost 1-6. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 0-6, 0-6. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 6-0, 3-6, 10-2. #3 boys doubles Jon David Hefflin/Drew Williams lost 0-6. #4 boys doubles Lucas Roper/Denver Church won 6-4. #5 boys doubles Reed Jones/Luke Mora loss 1-6.

Greenwood @ Russellville (1) 9/30/25

Overall: Girls 3-1; Boys 2-2. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell won 5-4 (7-3), 1-4, 10-8. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 0-4, 2-4. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-0, 4-1. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 4-2, 4-2. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer won 0-4, 4-2, 10-8. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 0-4, 0-4. #1 boys doubles Kaleb King/Hayes Whitson lost 3-5, 1-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 0-4, 5-4 (7-5), 10-4.

Greenwood vs. Russellville (2) 9/30/25

Overall: Girls 2-2; Boys 1-3. #1 Girls Singles Alivia Kittell lost 1-4, 0-4. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 1-4, 1-4. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-1, 4-2. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 4-0, 5-4 (7-2). #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 0-4, 0-4. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 1-4, 0-4. #1 boys doubles Kaleb King/Hayes Whitson lost 4-5 (4-7), 4-2, 2-10. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen won 1-4, 5-4 (7-3), 10-3.

Greenwood vs. Farmington 10/2/25

Overall: Girls 1-3; Boys 0-4. #1 Girls Singles Alivia Kittell lost 2-4, 0-4. #2 girls singles Molly Conley lost 4-5 (4-7), 2-4. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-2, 5-4 (7-3). #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 0-4, 4-1, 12-14. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 4-5 (5-7), 0-4. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 3-5, 4-2, 6-10. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 0-4, 2-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 5-3, 4-5 (4-7), 6-10.

Greenwood vs. Shiloh Christian 10/2/25

Overall: Girls 3-1; Boys 0-4. #1 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 0-4, 0-4. #2 girls singles Molly Conley won 4-1, 4-2. #1 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 4-2, 5-3. #2 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 4-2, 4-0. #1 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 1-4, 0-4. #2 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 0-4, 2-4. #1 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 0-4, 0-4. #2 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 0-4, 4-5 (2-7).

2025 Conference Tournament

1st Round Scores – #11 girls singles Alivia Kittell lost 2-6, 1-6. #13 girls singles Molly Conley won 6-4, 2-6, 6-1. #2 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 6-0, 6-0. #8 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs won 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1. #8 boys singles Caleb Schaefer lost 3-6, 1-6. #14 boys singles Wesley Jarrell lost 0-6, 0-6. #11 boys doubles Sawyer Harry/Hayes Whitson lost 1-6, 4-6. #8 boys doubles Thomas Veatch/Danh Nguyen lost 4-6, 6-7 (3-7).

2nd Round Scores – #13 girls singles Molly Conley lost (no score provided). #2 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 6-0, 6-1. #8 girls doubles Bristol Mott/Gracie Gibbs lost 1-6, 2-6 .

Semi-Finals – #2 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin won 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

Finals – #2 girls doubles Kylah Pearcy/Taelyn Martin lost 3-6, 3-6.

State tournament (doubles) in Searcy – Greenwood girls doubles duo Kylah Pearcy and Taelyn Martin won their opening match against Marion two sets to none with scores of 7-5, 6-2. Pearcy and Martin then lost in the second round to Hot Springs Lakeside 2-0 by scores of 2-6, 3-6. Lakeside reached the state finals before losing to 2025 Class 5A champion Valley View High School. Mountain Home and Siloam Springs, both 5A West schools, also reached the state semi-finals before being eliminated.