Varsity Girls Tennis Team Wins over Knoxville

Chariton Leader, April 15, 2014

Bill Howes, Associate Editor

  The Chariton girls tennis team got their first individual match win against Knoxville at Chariton this past Thursday afternoon.  The win came in the #3 varsity match where Mikayla Keith beat Madison Chrisman, 9-7, in an exciting match.  Chariton lost the varsity match, 8-1.

  In the #1 varsity match, Sheena Savage lost to Paige Spowart, 8-4.  "This was a very even match until Spowart won the last four games," Chariton Head Coach Chelsy Arnold said.

  In the #2 match, Justine Hamilton lost to Taylor Carter, 8-0.  Hamilton lost a couple of games that were at deuce in this match.  In the #4 match, Courtney Shounkwiler lost to Emily Blankenship, 8-2.  "Courtney had good serves in this match," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #5 match, Alexis Mullins lost to Sammy Thompson, 8-2.  In the #6 match, Haley Reece played her first varsity match and lost to Natalie Worrell, 8-3.  "Haley played very well for her first varsity match," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #2 match the team of Hamilton/Shounkwiler lost to the team of Chrisman/Blankenship, 8-2.  "We made too many unforced errors in this match.  We will work on ball placement, which should help," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #3 match the team of Mullins/Reece lost to the team of Worrell/Shelby Vansteenwyk, 8-2.  "We had too many missed serves in this match.  We need to react and adjust quicker when teams hit the ball," Coach Arnold said.

  "Overall the varsity girls are getting better," Coach Arnold said.

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JV Girls Win 3-1

  In the #1 JV doubles match the team of Tiana Richard/Rachelle Crabb lost to the team of Avery Neer/Taylor Weldon, 3-0.  The #2 team of Victoria Zinchenko and Natalya Zinchenko beat the team of Jacey Ray/Farah Lee, 3-0.  "Victoria and Natalya were a very aggressive team that moved well," Coach Arnold said.

  In the #3 match, the team of Kasey Lahart/Blaire Bingham beat the team of Myla Dakin/Lauren Clingman, 3-1.  "Kasey and Blaire worked hard for every point.  They were able to return the Knoxville girls' power serves," Coach Arnold said.

  In the next match, the team of Roni Bauer/Madison Baker beat the team of Lorin Miller/Hannah Hatch, 3-0.  "Roni and Madison moved well and were more focused," Coach Arnold said.