The Austin High girls’ tennis team picked up its second win of the year and first in the Big Nine after edging Winona 4-3 Tuesday.

Wednesday, September 01, 1999

The Austin High girls’ tennis team picked up its second win of the year and first in the Big Nine after edging Winona 4-3 Tuesday.

"I was happy with the way the team played," Austin High coach Deb Hoyt said. "Claire (Johnson) and Amber (Dolphin) played really well together."

Johnson was playing in her first varsity match.

"Laurie (Alonso), Amy (Kelly) and Emily (Bue) played real solid," Hoyt added.

The Packers will be at home Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against Mankato West.

 

Austin 4, Winona 3

Singles

No. 1 Laurie Alonso (A) defeated Anderson 7-5, 6-0

No. 2 Amy Kelly (A) Baker 6-0, 6-1

No. 3 Emily Bue (A) defeated Skiml 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 Merchilwits (W) defeated RachelScheidt 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

No. 1 Thilminy and McNally (W) defeated Mindy Neilon and Chelsea McColley 7-5, 6-0

No. 2 Amber Dolphin and Claire Johnson (A) Bugglmeir and Pathman 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

No. 3 Nolan and Kauffman (W) defeated Tiffany Ankeny and Lindy Snedberg 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

L-P shows improvement

The Lyle-Pacelli girls’ tennis team is slowly, but surely gaining experience. Tuesday at Riverland, they were defeated 7-0 by the Stewartville Tigers. The Tigers have eight-of-10 returning players.

Sammy Jones at No. 1 Singles, Buffy Judd at No. 2 and the duo of Erin Evans and Tina Rosenthal at No. 2 doubles had the most success Tuesday. Jones took her opponent to three sets, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, Judd lost 6-3 and 6-3 while Evans and Rosenthal lost 6-4 and 6-3.

"Sammy and Buffy did a great job," Hebrink said. "It was Buffy’s first match of the season after not playing last week but she played well. Erin and Tina played well together. The whole team showed a lot of improvement."

At No. 3 singles, Laura Wiechmann lost 6-0, 6-1, and at No. 4 singles, Jenny Blake lost 6-0, 6-0. At No. 1 doubles it was the Tigers pair winning 6-2, 6-1 over Tammy May and Laura Christopherson and at No. 3 doubles, Ilsa Burke and Christina Edstrom fell 6-1, 6-1.