The Trenton Lady Bulldog, in another tune-up for Thursday afternoon’s showdown at Chillicothe, played the Lady Hornets MEC rival, the Fighting Irish of St. Joseph Lafayette on Tuesday, emerging with a 7-2 victory in girls tennis action from the Carpenter-Bosley Courts at Trenton High School.
The match was fairly competitive, with two singles matches going to 9-7 final scores. Each team grabbed a win in those duels, with Brooklyn Lorenz defeating Mallory Sole of the Lady Bulldogs in the #1 singles match, while Trenton’s Lydia Leininger won the #4 singles match over Faith Scheere of the Irish.
Other varsity finals were:
#2 singles : Astrid Soriano (THS) d. Erinn Lotspeich (LAF) 8-4
#3 singles : Alaina Overton (THS) d. Molly Kretzer (LAF) 8-3
#5 singles : Layla Scheerer (LAF) d. Harley Hall (THS) 8-3
#6 singles : Jillian Voorhies (THS) d. Sadie Sanders (LAF) 8-0
#1 doubles : Sole/Overton (THS) d. Lorenz/Kretzer (LAF) 8-6
#2 doubles : Soriano/Leininger (THS) d. Lotspeich/Scheerer (LAF) 8-2
#3 doubles : Hall/Voorhies (THS) d. Scheerer/Sanders (LAF) 8-1
The Lady Bulldog tennis team competed in the Lafayette Invitational in St. Joseph on Wednesday afternoon, with Astrid Soriano winning 2nd place at #2 singles, while Alaina Overton and Lydia Leininger combined for a runner-up finish in #1 doubles, while Mallory Sole was 4th place in #1 singles and Harley Hall teamed with Jillian Voorhies for 6th place at #2 doubles.
Here are the individual results from St. Joseph:
#2 Singles for Astrid Soriano:
6-1 win over Anna Schommer of Maryville
Forfeit win over Hiawatha (KS)
6-0 win over Layla Scheerer of Lafayette
Championship Match : 6-2 loss to L. Weddle of Bishop LeBlond
#1 Doubles for Alaina Overton and Lydia Leininger:
7-5 win over Pace/Haughey of Maryville
Forfeit Win over Hiawatha (KS)
6-1 win over Kretzer/Lotspeich of Lafayette
Championship Match : 6-0 loss to Burright/Johnston of Benton
#1 Singles for Mallory Sole:
6-0 Win over Jewel Galapin of Maryville
Forfeit Win over Hiawatha (KS)
6-3 Loss to Lorenz of Lafayette
3rd Place Match : 6-2 loss to Horn of Benton
#2 Doubles for Harley Hall and Jillian Voorhies:
6-4 loss to Cullin/Burns of Maryville
Forfeit Win over Hiawatha (KS)
6-1 loss to Davis/Scheerer of Lafayette
5th Place Match:
6-2 loss to King/Sullivan of Bishop LeBlond
Trenton plays at archrival Chillicothe in the second head-to-head duel between the Bulldogs and Hornets this (Thursday) afternoon at 4 o’clock. Trenton protected its home turf earlier this month with a 6-3 win over CHS.
