T-town Wins Tennis Sectional, Advances Five To State

Members of Teutopolis High School tennis team claiming the Effingham Sectional were, left to right, Coach Kaye Kimpling, Christa Schwinke, Sidney Brumleve, Molly Smith, Kaitlin Deters, Audra Breer, Lauren Hemmen and Coach Terry Kimpling.

Teutopolis captured the Effingham Girls Tennis Sectional Saturday and advances two doubles teams and a singles player to the Class A State Tournament.

The Wooden Shoes tallied 25 points followed by Olney 20, Flora 18, Salem 10, Effingham St. Anthony 10, Vandalia 8, Effingham 6, Robinson 6, Hillsboro 4 and Newton 2.

Solene Jaspard, a senior from Salem, claimed the singles championship. She defeated Allison Carder, a senior from Flora, in the title match 6-1, 6-3.

Kaitlin Deters, a senior from Teutopolis, finished third while Hannah Blythe, a senior from Vandalia captured fourth.

In doubles action, Audrey Jensen and Nicole Shan of Olney claimed the championship by beating T-town's Audra Breer and Sidney Brumleve, 6-3, 6-4. Lauren Hemmen and Molly Smith of Teutopolis took third while Kasey Jennings and Morgan Luttrell of Flora finished fourth.

All the top four qualifiers advance to the State Tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday, hosted by Buffalo Grove High School.

Effingham Sectional

Team Scores -- Teutopolis (TT) 25, Olney (O) 20, Flora (F) 18, Salem (S) 10, St. Anthony (SA) 10, Vandalia (V) 8,  Effingham (E) 6, Robinson (R) 6, Hillsboro (H) 4, Newton (N) 2

Singles

First Round

Beals (R) defeated Helmink (N), 6-0, 6-0

Dossett (V) defeated Schafer (E), 7-6(4), 6-7, 6-2

Haris (R) defeated Anderson (H), 6-3, 6-3

Second Round

Blythe (V) defeated Hodge (SA), 6-1, 6-1

Talley (H) defeated McCormick (S), 6-1, 6-0

Carder (F) defeated Beals (R), 3-6, 6-2,l 6-0

Schwinke (TT) defeated Kauble (O), 6-2, 6-2

Jaspard (S) defeated Dossett (V), 6-0, 6-0

Wortman (SA) defeated Harigs (R), 6-3l 6-3

Steber (O) defeated Black (N), 6-0, 6-3

Deters (TT) defeated Krutsinger (F), 6-2, 6-2

Third Round

Blythe (V) defeated Talley (H), 6-2 6-0

Carder (F) defeated Schwinke (TT), 6-4, 6-3

Jaspard (S) defeated wortman (SA), 6-0, 6-3

Deters (TT) defeated Steber (O), 6-0, 6-1

Fourth Round

Carder (F) defeated Blythe (V), 6-2, 6-3

Jaspard (S) defeated Deteres (TT), 6-2, 6-3

Third Place -- Deters (TT) defeated Blythe (V), 6-1, 6-3

Championship -- Jaspard (S) defeated Carder (F), 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

First Round

Kull-Allen (E) defeated Reeves-Powell (H), 6-3, 6-1

Kaufman-Griffith (N) defeated Hudson-Hedgpeth (V), 6-0, 6-0

Beckes-Blunier (R) defeated Eddington-Huber (H), 6-1, 6-3

McWhorter-Saba (SA) defeated Hans-Jones (V), 6-1, 6-0

Second Round

Shan-Jensen (O) defeated Stephens-Buchanan (R), 6-2, 6-1

Leib-Himelick (F) defeated Geurin-Self (S), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

Rentfrow-Wegman (SA) defeated Kull-Allen (E), 6-1, 6-0

Smith-Hemmen (TT) defeated Kaufman-Griffith (N), 6-0, 6-0

Woods-Bailey (O) defeated Beckes-Blumier (R), 6-4,l 6-1

Brumleve-Breer (TT) defeated McWrhoter-Saba (SA), 6-2, 6-1

Douthit-Funneman (E) defeated Nix-Baer (S), 6-0, 6-0

Luttrell-Jennings (F) defeated Zumbahlen-Woods (N), 6-1, 6-0

Third Round

Shan-Jensen (O) defeated Leib-Himelick (F), 6-0, 6-0

Smtih-Hemmen (TT) defeated Rentfrow-Wegman (SA), 6-3, 7-6 (5)

Brumleve-Brees (TT) defeated Woods-Bailey (O), 6-2, 6-1

Luttrell-Jennings (F) defeated Douthit-Funneman (E), 6-3, 6-3

Fourth Round

Shan-Jensen (O) defeated Smith-Hemmen (TT), 6-2, 6-0

Brumleve-Breer (TT) defeated Luttrell-Jennings (F), 6-2, 6-7(1), 6-0

Third Place -- Smith-Hemmen (TT) defeated Luttrell-Jennings (F), 6-7(2), 6-3

Championship -- Shan-Jensen (O) defeated Brumleve-Breer (TT), 6-3, 6-4