EHS Drops Tennis Match to Mattoon, T-town Downs Flora

MATTOON -- Effingham High School tallied one point as Mattoon took an 8-1 victory over the Hearts in tennis competition Tuesday.

Megan Allen and Skyler Schafer combined to win the No. 3 doubles spot, 6-2, 6-3. Lauryn Douthit lost a heartbreaker at the No. 5 singles spot 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 in a tiebreaker. Chloe Funneman and Douthit were then in a close one at No. 2 doubles before losing 6-4, 7-5.

At Mattoon

Singles

No. 1 -- Molly Nguyen (M) defeated Emma Kull (E), 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 -- Kristen Doty (M) defeated Chloe Funneman (M), 6-0,l 6-1

No. 3 -- Rachel Ervin (M) defeate dKyra Bannister 9E), 6-2, 6-0

No. 4 -- Mary  Zuhone (M) defeated Megan Allen (E), 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 -- Emma Warfel (M) defeated Laurn Douthit (E), 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 tiebreaker

No. 6 -- No name listed (M) defeated Skyler Schafer (E), 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Zuhone-Ervin (M) defeated Kull-Bannister (E), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 -- Warfel-0Jackie Boyd (M) defeated Funenman-Douthit (E), 6-4, 7-5

No. 3 -- Allen-Schafer (E) defeated no names listed (M), 6-2, 6-3

At Flora

Teutopololis claimed a 6-3 hard-fought win over scrappy Flora in its season opener Tuesday.

The Wooden Shoes fell in the top two singles spots but came back with four wins over the next four positions. In those singles spots, Kaitlin Deters went three sets before losing 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. The same at No. 2 as Christa Schwinke went three sets, winning the opener 6-4 before losing 6-4, 7-6.

Lauren Hemmen was a winner in the third straight three set match, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 while Sidney Brumleve also went three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4. Audra Breer won 7-5, 6-4 and Molly Smith claimed a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

In doubles play, T-town took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Smith and Hemmen combined to win a hard-fought battle, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Then Schwinke and Allison Apke were winners 6-4, 6-3

At Flora

Singles

No. 1 -- Allison Carder (F) defeated Kaitlin Deters (TT), 6-5, 4-6, 6-4

No. 2 -- Kasey Jennings (F) defeated Christa Schwinke (TT), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6

No. 3 -- Lauren Hemmen (TT) defeated Morgan Luttrell (F), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5

No. 4 -- Sidney Brumleve (TT) defeated Kelsey Krutsinger (F), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

No. 5 -- Audra Breer (TT) defeated Jerrica Leib (F), 7-5, 6-4

No. 6 -- Molly Smith (TT) defeated Breann Beckham (F), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

No. 1 -- Luttrell-Jennings (M) defeated Brumleve-Breer (TT), 6-4, 6-3

No. 2 -- Carder-Krutsinger (F) defeated Hemmen-Smith (TT), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)

No. 3 -- Schwinke-Allison Apke (TT) defeated Leib-Beckham (F), 6-4, 6-3