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Girls Tennis Roundup, Sept. 21: Poplar Bluff nets win over Charleston
The Poplar Bluff Mules picked up their first win of the season Tuesday, 6-3 at Charleston.
After taking two doubles matches, Poplar Bluff got an 8-5 win by Olivia Kirkman in the No. 2 singles match while Emma Sutton won 8-2 at No. 3. Elizabeth Ledbetter was an 8-0 winner while Kaitlyn Booker won her match 8-1.
Natalie Murphy lost her top-seeded singles match 8-0 while Amelia Mirza fell 8-3.
Murphy and Kirkman won the top-seeded doubles match 8-1 while Ledbetter and Booker were 8-6 winners. Sutton and Mirza fell short 8-5 in their doubles match.
The Mules (1-8) travel Wednesday to Sikeston before the SEMO Conference Tournament at Cape Central on Friday.
POPLAR BLUFF 6, CHARLESTON 3
DOUBLES:
1. Murphy-Kirkman (PB) def. Jones-Henderson 8-1;
2. Ewing-Wheeler (C) def. Sutton-Mirza 8-5;
3. Ledbetter-Booker (PB) def. Johnson-Logan 8-6;
SINGLES:
1. Jones (C) def. Murphy 8-0;
2. Kirkman (PB) def. Ewing 8-5;
3. Sutton (PB) def. Henderson 8-2;
4. Wheeler (C) def. Mirza 8-3;
5. Ledbetter (PB) def. Johnson 8-0;
6. Booker (PB) def. Logan 8-1.
Cape Central 7, Saxony Lutheran 0
Saxony Lutheran traveled to Cape to play a dual match against Cape Central on Tuesday but lost by a score of 7-2.
The Crusaders were able to squeak out wins in singles action, as Abby Haley was able to beat Makenzie Ramiah 8-5, and Brynn Sprengel pulled out a 9-7 win over Rileigh Stevens.
It was Cape Central's (8-6-1) fifth win in a row and will play at 4 p.m. today against undefeated Kennett.
Saxony Lutheran (2-8) will be back in action at 4 p.m. on Thursday when the Crusaders travel to Kennett.
Singles
No. 1 — Megan Maxton (CC) def. Maggie Hillin (SL) 8-5.
No. 2 — Emily Ford (CC) def. Ava Brown (SL) 8-0.
No. 3 — Cammy Soto (CC) def. Mary Richey (SL) 8-2.
No. 4 — Jalee Spain (CC) def. Bianca Scholl (SL) 8-5.
No. 5 — Abby Haley (SL) def. Mackenzie Ramiah (CC) 8-5.
No. 6 — Brynn Sprengel (CC) def. Rileigh Stevens (CC) 9-7.
Doubles
No. 1 — Maxton/Ford (CC) def. Brown/Richey (SL) 8-0.
No. 2 — Soto/Spain (CC) def. Hillin/Haley (SL) 9-7.
No. 3 — Ramiah/Zoe Mayfield (CC) def. Scholl/Sprengel (SL) 8-6.
Notre Dame 8, Dexter 0
Notre Dame earned its 12th win on the season Tuesday by defeating Dexter 8-0 before the ninth, and final, match was rained out.
Notre Dame (12-3-1) and Dexter (7-5) will both take part in the SEMO Conference Tournament on Friday in Poplar Bluff.
Singles
No.1 – Megan Gullette (ND) def. Juliann Rivera (D) 8-1.
No. 2 – Amina Hussein (ND) def. Maci Comfort (D) 8-0.
No. 3 – Suna Mungee (ND) def. Makenzie Mahy (D) 8-0.
No. 4 – Emma Marshall (ND) def. Natalie Sells (D) 8-0.
No. 5 – Katherine Moon (ND) vs. Natalie Bolin (D) 7-7, suspended due to rain.
No. 6 – Vita Galati (ND) def. Emerson Dorton (D) 8-0.
Doubles
No. 1 – Gullette/Hussein (ND) def. Rivera/Comfort (D) 8-1.
No. 2 – Mungee/Galati (ND) def. Mahy/Sells (D) 8-1.
No. 3 – Marshall/Moon (ND) def. Bolin/Dorton (D) 8-3.