EHS Drops Match to Robinson, T-town Beats Newton

ROBINSON -- Effingham High School traveled to Robinson and dropped an 8-4 tennis match Thursday.

EHS scored three of its points in singles play. Lauryn Douthit won at No. 2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 while Skyler Schafer took the No. 4 contest, 6-1, 7-6(4). Shania Cornell went 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5.

In doubles play, the Hearts captured the top match as Chloe Funneman and Douthit combined to win 6-3, 6-2.

At Robinson

Singles

No. 1 -- Katie Beals (R) defeated Chloe Funneman (E), 6-2, 6-1

No. 2 -- Lauryn Douthit (E) defeated Abby Siler (R), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

No. 3 -- Andrea Schalburg (R) defeated Kyra Bannister (E), 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 -- Skyler Schafer (E) defeated Emma Goodman (R), 6-1, 7-6(4)

No. 5 -- Shania Cornell (E) defeated Mia Hargis (R), 7-5, 6-4

No. 6 -- Meredith Berty (R) defeated Taylor Boyle (E), 6-0, 6-0

No. 7 -- Morgan Graupmann (R) defeated Krystine Blackwell (E), 6-1, 6-0

No. 8 -- Alysha Clements (R) defeated Emily Kelly (E), 6-1, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Funneman-Douthit (E) defeated Beals-Siler (R), 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 -- Schalburg-Berty (R) defeated Bannister-Schafer (E), 7-5, 6-4

No. 3 -- Hargis-Goodman (R) defeated Cornell-Boyle (E), 6-3, 6-1

No. 4 -- Graupmann-Clements (R) defeated Kelly-Blackwell (E), 6-2, 6-0

At Teutopolis

Teutopolis picked up another victory, this one over Newton, 8-1 in action Thursday.

Newton's lone victory came at the No. 1 singles as Jacelyn Street won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

T-town's Lauren Hemmen won at No. 2, 6-1, 6-3 while Audra Breer took the third match, going 6-1, 7-6(4). Julia Hardiek blanked her opponent 6-0 in the opener then came back with a 6-2 win for the match. Alli Brumleve also went 6-0 in the opener then won 6-1. Nicole Deters took the final singles match 6-2, 6-1.

In doubles play, the Wooden Shoes swept. Hemmen and Brumleve won 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 while Christa Schwinke and Breer were 6-2, 6-1 winners. Brumleve and Diana Mossman combined to win 6-3, 6-0.

T-town is now 11-2 on the season.

At Teutopolis

Singles

No. 1 -- Jacelyn Street (N) defeated Christa Schwinke (TT), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

No. 2 -- Lauren Hemmen (TT) defeated Cynthia Griffith (N), 6-1, 6-3

No. 3 -- Audra Breer (TT) defeated Sydney Zumbahlen (N), 6-1, 7-6(4)

No. 4 -- Julia Hardiek (TT) defeated Lesley Woods (N), 6-0, 6-2

No. 5 -- Alli Brumleve (TT) defeated Chelsea Black (N), 6-0, 6-1

No.  6 -- Nicole Deters (TT) defeated Allison Harris (N), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hemmen-Brumleve (TT) defeated Street-Griffith (N), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2

No. 2 -- Schwinke-Breer (TT) defeated Zumbahlen-Woods (N), 6-2, 6-1

No. 3 -- Brumleve-Mossman (TT) defeated Black-Zumbahlen (N), 6-3, 6-0