The Trenton Lady Bulldogs set themselves up for a highly anticipated tennis matchup with Chillicothe on Monday afternoon with a decisive 7-2 win over visiting Savannah on Thursday, improving to 2-0 on the young season.
The win over the Savages goes with a sweep of Carrollton 48 hours earlier to account for Trenton’s unbeaten start. Â After the visit from the Hornets on Monday, Bishop LeBlond will travel to Trenton to play the Bulldogs on Tuesday, with a trip to Cameron on Thursday, and participation in the St. Joseph Benton Tournament on Friday (September 1st) completing a busy week for THS,.
Against Savannah, Trenton won 5 of 7 singles matches, with Lauren Dolan defeating Jocelyn Kallauner 8-4, Samantha Mihalovich over Lauren Stafford 8-1, Emma Gilham over Libby Rollett 8-1, and Maddie Searcy an 8-love shutout of Lauren Bailey. Â For SHS, Jacey Cornelius beat the Lady Bulldogs Claire Utley at #1 singles 9-7, while Olivia Claycomb downed Latorrie Johnson at #6 singles, 8-3.
In doubles play, Trenton dominated with 3 wins to Savannah’s zero. Â Utley and Dolan defeated Cornelius and Stafford 8-4, Mihalovich and Searcy combined for a 8-2 win over Kallauner and Bailey, while Gilham and Johnson took down Rollett and Halle Cornelius 8-2.
Elle Neal, playing singles for the Trenton JV, won both of her matches played on Thursday, beating Olivia Claycomb 6-love and Halle Cornelius 6-1.
