MERRILL HIGH – 0, Antigo – 7
Chloe Belant, Sarah Rell, Parker Wagenaar, and Johanna Dahlke played very well.
Singles:
No. 1 – Molly Neufeld, Antigo def. Lauren Belsky, MERRILL HIGH, 6-3 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 – Jacqueline Belling, Antigo def. Emily Frahm, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 – Hailey Burhop, Antigo def. Kaytlyn Hulke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 4 – Julia Volpentesta, Antigo def. Rose Dornbrack, MERRILL HIGH, 6-3 , 6-0 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Amanda Waite , Antigo – Anna Vandeweerd, Antigo def. Chloe Belant, MERRILL HIGH – Sarah Rell, MERRILL HIGH, 6-2 , 3-6 , 12-10 ;
No. 2 – Evie Trabant-mckenna , Antigo – Anna Heuss, Antigo def. Korina Kraegenbrink, MERRILL HIGH – Jenna Malluege, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3 – Haven Baumgartner , Antigo – Maddy Ratliff, Antigo def. Johanna Dahlke, MERRILL HIGH – Parker Wagenaar, MERRILL HIGH, 6-3 , 5-7 , 8-5 ;
D C Everest – 5, MERRILL HIGH – 2,
I could not be prouder of Lauren Belsky and Emily Frahm in this match. They played excellent.
Singles:
No. 1 – Lauren Belsky, MERRILL HIGH def. Mila Bublik, D C Everest, 6-4 , 4-6 , 10-7 ;
No. 3 – Brooklyn Costa, D C Everest def. Kaytlyn Hulke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 4 – Emily Ringwelski, D C Everest def. Rose Dornbrack, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 – Emily Frahm, MERRILL HIGH def. Ruth Xiong, D C Everest, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Makenna Kampmann, D C Everest – Brianna Cook, D C Everest def. Sarah Rell, MERRILL HIGH – Chloe Belant, MERRILL HIGH, 6-2 , 6-4 , -;
No. 2 – Kaylee Dunow, D C Everest – Sandra Brierton, D C Everest def. Jenna Malluege, MERRILL HIGH – Korina Kraegenbrink, MERRILL HIGH, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
No. 3 – Madison Sazama, D C Everest – Shela Lee, D C Everest def. Parker Wagenaar, MERRILL HIGH – Johanna Dahlke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
MERRILL HIGH – 3, Antigo – 3,
Emily Frahm, Chloe Belant, Sarah Rell, Jenna Malluege, and Johanna Dahlke were Merrill’s top performances in this match. Both teams did not have a doubles team to play 3 doubles, so there was no winning team.
Singles:
No. 1 – Emily Frahm, MERRILL HIGH def. Julia Volpentesta, Antigo, 2-6 , 7-5 , 11-9 ;
No. 2 – Jacqueline Belling, Antigo def. Kaytlyn Hulke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 – Hailey Burhop, Antigo def. Rose Dornbrack, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 – Haven Baumgartner , Antigo def. Claire Hintz, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Chloe Belant, MERRILL HIGH – Sarah Rell, MERRILL HIGH def. Anna Heuss, Antigo – Evie Trabant-mckenna , Antigo, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3 – Jenna Malluege, MERRILL HIGH – Johanna Dahlke, MERRILL HIGH def. Harmony Kannenberg , Antigo – Olivia Spencer , Antigo, 6-3 , 7-5 , -;
Rhinelander – 6, MERRILL HIGH – 1,
Lauren Belsky is Merrill’s first win against a Rhinelander team in about five years. To make it even more impressive she was playing at the number one singles spot. She got off to a fast start and never let up.
Singles:
No. 1 – Lauren Belsky, MERRILL HIGH def. Kayla Tessman, Rhinelander, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 – Karmen Lopez, Rhinelander def. Kaytlyn Hulke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 – Maya Patrick, Rhinelander def. Rose Dornbrack, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 – Becca Brost, Rhinelander def. Forfeit Forfeit, MERRILL HIGH, 2-0 , 2-0 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Tori Riopel, Rhinelander – Shayla Coppenger, Rhinelander def. Chloe Belant, MERRILL HIGH – Sarah Rell, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 – Evelyn Sawyer, Rhinelander – Dawsyn Barkus, Rhinelander def. Jenna Malluege, MERRILL HIGH – Johanna Dahlke, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 3 – Willow VanDenHeuvel, Rhinelander – Teagan Turcotte, Rhinelander def. Maycie Zastrow, MERRILL HIGH – Claire Hintz, MERRILL HIGH, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
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