Published on October 23, 2026 7:13 am
Last Updated on October 23, 2026 7:13 am
Teutopolis High School’s Abbie Lee, Cecilia Donsbach and Avery Probst are still alive and well in the Illinois High School Association State Tennis Tournament after Thursday action.
Lee is competing in singles and picked up three victories while suffering only one loss.
Lee won her opener over Neely Goetten of Jerseyville, 2-6, 6-3 (10-8). Then then fell to Anna Mertel of Prairie Ridge, 6-3, 6-3.
In the consolation round, Lee won over Makayla Shields of Kaneland 6-2, 6-0 and then claimed another victory, this one over Ella Robinson of Salem, 6-2, 6-1.
She will be competing today in the consolation fourth round against Chloe Kendall of Morton.
Donsbach and Probst competed in doubles play and won their opener over Lanie Winke and Kyla Stark of Coal City, 6-0, 6-0. They came back to take the second victory over Abby White and Leah Range of Jacksonville, 6-2, 6-4.
The pair suffered their first loss in the championship round against Maya Krasny and Shir Paz of Deerfield, 6-3, 6-3.
They will now face Kacey Ruger and Morgan Boyce of Triad in consolation round play today.
T-town’s Raegan Zerrusen competed in singles play. She suffered an opening round loss to Kaitlyn Terhaar of Father McGivney, 6-3, 6-2.
Zerrusen then won over Leah Hilde of Wheaton Academy, 4-1, ret. She downed Annie Costanzo of Chicago University 4-6, 6-0, 10-8. But Zerrusen then fell in the consolation round to Nina Loiacano of Lake Forest, 6-2, 6-3 to exit further tournament play.
Effingham St. Anthony’s Nora Trupiano and Avery Jones competed in doubles play and claimed a first round victory over Brooklyn Brandon and Addison Hert of Herrin, 4-6, 6-4 (10-7). The pair lost to Saya Tanabe and Aoi Kaku of Payton, 6-0, 6-1.
The pair then claimed a second victory, this one over Claire Walsh and Margaret Reagan of Alleman, 6-3, 6-1. Unfortunately, Trupiano and Jones fell to Kacey Ruger and Morgan Boyce of Triad, 6-4, 6-2 to exit the tournament.
Newton’s Olivia Sornberger competed in singles action and opened with a loss to Courtney Croll of Woodlands Acadmey, 6-1, 6-0. Sornberger came back to win in the consolation round over Alexis Mogul of Metamora, 6-2, 6-2. She took her second victory over Mya Sloan of Flora, 6-0, 6-3. But Sornberger exited the tournament with a second loss, this one to Catherine Ra of Champaign St.Thomas More, 6-2, 6-1.