(Atlantic) St. Albert edged Atlantic 5-4 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference girls’ Tennis on Friday in Atlantic.
The score was even after singles matches, with St. Albert taking the Number #1, Number #5, and Number #6 matches. For Atlantic, Lily Willrich, at Number #2, Shauna Anderson at Number #3, and Addie Freund, at Number #4, picked up wins.
The Saints won two of the three double matches to seal the win for the Saintes. O’Donovan/Narmi and Boswell/Ryan at Numbers #1 and #2, respectively, recorded wins. Dylin Ball and Taryn O’Brien picked up a victory for the Trojans at Number #3 doubles.
Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott told the team it would be close either way, and that is precisely how it turned out.
McDermott says in doubles, the Trojans picked up a good win for a couple of newcomers at Number #3, Dylin Ball and Taryn O’Brien.
Results:
St. Albert 5 Atlantic 4
- Ellie O’Donovan 12 (SA) def Jacobi Harter 11 (A) 8-1
- Lily Willrich 11 (A) vs Ella Narmi 12 (SA) 8-4
- Shauna Anderson 12 (A)def Joslyn Boswell 10 (SA) 9-7
- Addie Freund 12 (A) def Maura Ryan 11 (SA) 8-6
- Madelyn Dawson 9 (SA) def Aunika Darrow 12 (A) 8-6
- Brooklyn Hughes 9 (SA) def Aubrey Winford 12 (A) 8-7 (7-5)
Doubles
- O’Donovan/Narmi (SA) def Harter/Willrich (A) 8-2
- Boswell/Ryan (SA) def Anderson/Freund (A) 9-7
- Dylin Ball 10 /Taryn O’Brien 11 (A) def Dawson/Hughes(SA) 8-3
Next up for the Trojans is a trip to Shenandoah on Monday and home against Denison/Schleswig on Tuesday.
