Pendleton Heights drops a close one
LAPEL — The Lapel Lady Bulldogs had a couple of good outings recently, defeating Elwood and Frankton 5–0.
Against Elwood, in No. 1 singles action, Maddie Shannon defeated Brooke Creamer 7-5, 6-3. No. 2 singles Bailey Baxter beat Mallory Helping 6-0, 6-1, and No. 3 singles Mallory Jessup kept the good times rolling knocking of Hannah Everson 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
On the doubles side, the No. 1 team of Brie Baxter and Tonya Riffey defeated Delaney Sims and Claudia Swinford 6-2, 6-1. The No. 2 team of Alyssa Whaley and Emily Eppert beat Hailey Crawford and Naomi Vehikite 6-2, 6-0.
Earlier in the week Lapel also shut out Frankton 5-0.
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In No. 1 single Shannon defeated Abby Williams 6-2, 6-1. In. No. 2 singles Brie Baxter beat Meggan Meedler 6-1, 6-0 while No. 3 singles players Bailey Baxter defeated Chainey Lowe 6-0, 6-1.
In doubles play, No. 1 doubles team of Riffey and Whaley defeated Aaliyah Morrison and Taylor Lawthorn 6-2, 6-4, and No. 2 doubles Eppert and Zoe Freer beat Rylee Barker and Lydia Craft 6-2, 6-0.
Lapel is scheduled to play next at the South Dearborn Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, and at Tipton Monday, April 30. It then plays host to Shenandoah Tuesday, May 1, and Knightstown Wednesday, May 2, both with 4:30 p.m. starts.
PENDLETON HEIGHTS
Pendleton Heights girls tennis dropped a tough match Shelbyville 3–2 on Friday.
The team finally had some decent spring weather and almost won their second conference match of the season.
Despite the overall loss, Bailey Davis and Gracie Criswell were winners for the green and white in singles play. Both girls won in three-set fashion and played well in the final set to win some points.
Lauren Marsh at No. 3 singles was just “out-gunned” by her opponent who kept hitting the corners with driving shots, coach Royce Hammel said.
In the doubles play, Susie Kramer and Claire Goodwin, at No. 1 doubles, lost in 2 sets, but almost forced a third set, losing in a second set tie-breaker 6-2, 7-6(5).
At No. 2 doubles, Alexis Young and Taralynn Brown did force a third set but lost 3-6, 6-2, 3-6 to lose their match.
“It was a close match and a few more shots our way and it could have been a win, rather than a loss,” Hammel said.
Pendleton Heights is scheduled to play Rushville at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, April 26, at home. They play away at Heritage Christian at 5 p.m. Friday, April 27, and at Noblesville at 4:30 p.m. Monday, April 30.
