Bulldogs Win Tennis Sectional
Published on October 16 2017 10:27 am
Last Updated on October 17 2017 6:50 am
Written by Greg Sapp
(THE ST. ANTHONY GIRLS TENNIS TEAM WON THEIR OWN SECTIONAL HELD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FROM LEFT: ALLISON KOWALKE, CLAIRE WORTMAN, MEGAN HODGE, MARYANN SABA, CATHERINE WILLENBORG AND EMILEE MOSSMAN)
A number of area girls are headed to this week's State Girls Tennis Tournament.
St. Anthony Sophomore Emilee Mossman won the sectional singles championship, defeating Newton sophomore Jacelyn Street 6-1, 6-0. Casey-Westfield senior Elizabeth Eckerty defeated Teutopolis junior Julia Hardiek 7-5, 6-1 for third place. All four girls are headed for State, though.
St. Anthony freshman Allison Kowalke and senior Claire Wortman defeated Teutopolis senior Lauren Hemmen and sophomore Alli Brumleve 6-1, 6-3 for the sectional doubles championship. Effingham High School junior Chloe Funneman and junior Lauryn Douthit won over Newton senior Sydney Zumbahlen and senior Lesley Woods 6-1, 6-1 in the third place match. All four doubles teams go to State.
State Tournament action begins Thursday throughout the Chicagoland area.
(ST. ANTHONY STATE TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS: ALLISON KOWALKE, CLAIRE WORTMAN AND EMILEE MOSSMAN)
St. Anthony won the sectional championship with 28 points. Teutopolis and Newton tied for second with 18 points apiece. Casey-Westfield finished fourth with 15 points and Effingham was fifth with seven points. Mattoon and Charleston tied for sixth with six points each, Paris was eighth with four points, Shelbyville was ninth with two points, and Robinson also competed and finished 10th.
