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Lady Hornets Tennis
Carrollton Tournament
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Story by Coach Chambers
In an exciting and beautiful day at the Carrollton City Park
on Wednesday, the CHS girls' tennis team won 15 matches, which
earned them not only some individual hardware but also the team
champion title. Chillicothe competed against Lexington, Odessa,
Richmond, Trenton, and Carrollton in a 12-slot, double elimination
bracket for both doubles and singles. Coach Chambers decided to add
this tournament to her schedule this year not just because of its
close proximity but also because it gives her team experience with
three of the four possible teams in their sectional quarterfinal.
At the tournament, Rylee Washburn and Isabella Garr
competed in doubles as well as Bianca Clark and Keeley Shira as a
pair. In a best case scenario, both teams played fantastic tennis
earning them both spots in the championship match. In the end,
Washburn and Garr walked away with the first place gold medal in
doubles over all six schools while Clark and Shira earned the second
place silver medal in the exact same category. For the second time
in only a week, Washburn and Garr dominated their field, barely
dropping any games to any team and showcasing their spectacular
partnership all day long. Clark and Shira were also clicking on all
cylinders as they grow more and more accustomed to their new
partnership after gaining tons of confidence from the experiences in
Joplin and Platte County.
On the singles bracket for the day, Bryton BeVelle and
Micah Crowe each represented Chillicothe well, tying for fifth place
together. Both players won several matches, working their way
through a difficult bracket and through the consolation games.
BeVelle and Crowe's excellent effort and additional wins helped lock
in enough team points to win the first place team plaque at the end
of the day with Carrollton and Odessa tying for second in the team
category.
Specific results were:
Washburn & Garr -- first round bye, beat Carrolton2 8-0, beat
Odessa1 8-1, beat Chilli2 8-0, and again beat Chilli2 8-0
Clark & Shira -- beat Odessa2 8-4, beat Richmond1 8-1, beat
Carrollton1 6-3, lost to Chilli1 0-8, again beat Carrollton1 5-3,
and again lost to Chilli1 0-8
BeVelle -- first round bye, lost to Odessa2 2-8, beat Lexington1
4-2, beat Carrollton1 4-0, lost to Odessa1 1-4
Crowe -- beat Richmond2 8-1, lost to Carrollton1 5-8, beat
Lexington2 4-0, beat Trenton2 4-1, lost to Odessa2 1-4 |
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