Bulldogs Down Braves, Hearts Fall To Tigers in Tennis

Effingham St. Anthony hosted Mount Zion and sent the Braves home with an 8-1 loss in tennis competition Thursday.

The Bulldogs' Emilee Mossman took the No. 1 singles victory 6-4, 6-1. Allison Kowalke claimed No. 3, 6-1, 6-2 while Catherine Willenborg, Megan Hodge and Averee Greene went 6-0, 6-0 against their opponents.

In doubles play, Claire Wortman and Kowalke were 6-0, 6-1 winners. Hodge and Mary Ann Saba finished out the second match 7-5, 6-1. Mossman and Willenborg went the distance for a 6-0, 6-1 victory.

"Good competition in one, two and three singles," said St. Anthony Coach Darlene Esker. "This contest will help us get ready for sectionals."

The Bulldogs are now 9-0 on the season.

In a junior varsity match, St. Anthony won 5-3.

At St. Anthony

Singles

No. 1 -- Emilee Mossman (SA) defeated Paige Willer (MZ), 6-4, 6-1

No. 2 -- Gabriela Santos (MZ) defeated Claire Wortman (SA), 7-5, 6-2

No. 3 -- Allison Kowalke (SA) defeated Madison House (MZ), 6-1, 6-2

No. 4 -- Catherine Willenborg (SA) defeated Michelle Roberts (MZ), 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 -- Megan Hodge (SA) defeated Brooklyn Dillow (MZ), 6-0, 6-0

No. 6 -- Averee Greene (SA) defeated CeCe Baker (MZ), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Wortman-Kowalke (SA) defeated Santos-Brenna Frommelt (MZ), 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 -- Hodge-Mary Anna Saba (SA) defeated Willer-DIllow (MZ), 7-5, 6-1

No. 3 -- Mossman-Willenborg (SA) defeated House-Roberts (MZ), 6-0, 6-1

Exhibition -- Caroline Deters (SA) defeated Logan Newlin (MZ), 6-1; Dasenbrock-Greene (SA) defeated Emma Comeford-Logan Newlin (MZ), 6-0, 6-1

Junior Varsity Match

Singles

No. 1 -- Caroline Deters (SA) defeated Alaina Hudson (MZ), 8-1

No. 2 -- Jessica Cook (SA) defeated Jessikah Bradshaw (MZ), 8-1

No. 3 -- Karlee Roepke (SA) defeated Yi Sun (MZ), 8-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Hannah Buenker-Riley Seachrist (SA) defeated Kristen Rogers-Isabella Costro (MZ), 8-2

No. 2 -- Jessikah Bradhsaw-Yi Sun (MZ) defeated Madelyn Smith-Karen Canales-Gonzalez (SA), 8-6

No. 3 -- Alaina Hudson-Isabella Custer (MZ) defeated Quincy Buenker-Emma Klitzing (SA), 8-2

Kristen Rogers (MZ) defeated Hannah Buenker (SA), 8-1; Jessica Cook (SA) defeated Alaina Hudson (MZ), 8-1

At Olney

Olney played host to the Hearts and sent the Effingham squad home with a 7-2 loss Thursday.

The two points for Effingham came at the No. 2 singles as Lauryn Douthit beat Zoe Alexander, 6-2, 6-0 and at the No. 1 doubles when Chloe Funneman and Douthit picked up a hard-fought win over Logan Kauble-Riley Doll, 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-5.

At Olney

Singles

No. 1 -- Logan Kauble (O) defeated Chloe Funneman (E), 6-4, 6-2

No. 2 -- Lauryn Douthit (E) defeated Zoe Alexander (O), 6-2, 6-0

No. 3 -- Cait O'Dell (O) defeated Caroline Kull (E), 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 -- Riley Doll (O) defeated Taylor Boyle (E), 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 -- Katie Hostetter (O) defeated Riley Arend (E), 6-0, 6-1

No. 6 -- Paige Steber (O) defeated Hanna Lewis (E), 6-4, 6-0

Doubles

No. 1 -- Funneman-Douthit (E) defeated Kauble-Doll (O), 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-5

No. 2 -- O'Dell-Doll (O) defeated Kull-Arend (E), 6-1, 6-2

No. 3 -- Alexander-Hostetter (O) defeated Boyle-Lewis (E), 6-2, 6-3