St. A Fifth, T-town 10th at Tennis Invite

CHAMPAIGN -- Effingham St. Anthony High School claimed fifth place while Teutopolis took 10th at the Champaign Centennial Tennis Invitational Saturday.

Chicago Latin School won with 23.5 points followed by Belleville East 21, Wheaton Warrenville South 19, Belleville West 18.5,  St. Anthony 17.5, Champaign Centeninal 12, Warren Township 12, O'Fallon 11, Danville 10.5, Teutopolis 8.5, Hinsdale South 8.5, Lincoln Way East 7, Conant 7, Peoria Notre Dame 5, Champaign Central 2 and Urbana 1.

St. Anthony's Emily Mossman competed at the No. 1 singles spot and finished first. She defeated Megan Mueller (O'Fallon), 6-1, 6-0; Grace Bauer (Belleville West), 6-0, 6-0; Annabel Edwards (Chicago Latin), 6-1, 6-1 and Lauren Ellis (Danville), 6-1, 6-4.

Allie Dasenbrock and Catherine Willenborg finished fourth in doubles while Allison Kowalke and Averee Greene took fifth.

"We had a great tennis day finishing fifth as a team," said St. Anthony Coach Darlene Esker. "We'll be back in action hosting our own tournament Saturday."

T-town finished tied for 10th place with 8.5 points. Diana Mossman finished tied for fifth place at the No. 1 singles spot. She lost her opening match but came back with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Emma Berres of Wheaton Warrensville South, downed Simren Mahajan of Conant, 6-2, 6-2 and won over Olivia Wong of Warren, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.

"We entered the tournament without our seniors and a couple of freshmen," said T-town Coach Kaye Kimpling. "Still we did very well as all the girls played tough against some real tough teams."

Champaign  Centennial Tournament

St. Anthony

No. 1 Singles, Emily Mossman (1st)

Defeated Megan Mueller (O'Fallon), 6-1, 6-0

Defeated Grace Bauer (Belleville West), 6-0, 6-0

Defeated Annabel Edwards (Chicago Latin), 6-1, 6-1

Defeated Lauren Ellis (Danville), 6-1, 6-4

No. 2 Singles, Jessica Cook

Lost to Angela Xu (Centennial), 6-1, 6-1

Lost to Sarah Nicholson (Wheaton Warren South), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-6

No. 1 Doubles, Allison Kowalke, Averee Greene (5th)

Lost to K. Fiedler/T. Fiedler (Belleville West), 6-2, 6-2

Defeated Natalie Giovani/Addie Hishon (Peoria Notre Dame), 6-1,6-1

Defeated Olivia Gunn/Allison Berg (Central), 6-2, 6-2

Defeated Brigid LoConte/Sydney Puz (Hinsdale South), 6-4, 6-0

No. 2 Doubles, Allie Dasenbrock/Catherine Willenborg (4th)

Defeated Summer Crown/Shaya Pari (Chicago Latin), 6-3, 7-5

Defeated Zola Howard/Ali Mueller (O'Fallon), 2-6, 6-4, 10-7

Lost to Maddy Hamilton/Maddie Buschur (Belleville East), 6-4, 6-1

Lost to Natalie Soahnlin/Isabel Papachrisanthou (Belleville West), 6-0, 6-7 (3-7), 10-6

Teutopolis

No. 1 Singles -- Diana Mossman (tied for 5th)

Lost to Annabel Edwards (Chicago Latin), 6-0, 6-0

Defeated Emma Berres (Wheaton Warrenville South), 6-2, 6-2

Defeated Simren Mahajan (Conant), 6-2, 6-2

Defeated Olivia Wong (Warren), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

No. 2 Singles, Isabelle Hemmen

Lost to Meg Rubino (Warren), 6-3, 6-3

Defeated Devengena Rena (Urban), 6-0, 6-3

Lost to Lindsay Miles (O'Fallon), 6-3, 7-5

No. 1 Doubles, Alli Brumleve/Macy Probst

Defeated Courtney Foule-Sophie Solava (Urbana), 6-2, 6-1

Lost to Samantha Chol/Emily Orlove (Wheaton Warrenville South), 6-0, 6-0

Defeated Cayla Risinger/Justice Hardin (Champaign Centennial), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10)

Lost to K. Fiedler/T. Fiedler (Belleville West), 6-0, 6-1

No. 2 Doubles, Kenna Koester/Carley Habing

Lost to Maddy Hamilton-Maddie Buschur (Belleville East), 6-1, 6-0

Defeated Rachel Bemstein-Serena Palacios (Urbana), 6-2, 6-0

Lost to Ellie Marion-Maddie Harper (Lincoln-way East), 6-2, 6-2