Trenton’s Lexi Gott rolls to state tennis tournament with straight set sectional win

Individual girls tennis action in Class 1, Section 8 took place on Saturday afternoon at the Noyes Tennis Complex in St. Joseph, with senior Lexi Gott of Trenton High School earning a spot in the state tournament bracket, courtesy of a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Reese Robertson of Bishop LeBlond.

Joining Gott in advancing out of the section was a fellow district champion, as Bishop LeBlond’s Emily Weddle defeated Chillicothe’s Delaney May in straight sets, 6-love, 6-4.  In the pairings, Gott, the District 8 champion, matched up with Robertson, the District 7 runner-up, while May, having fallen to Gott in the District 8 title match, met the District 7 champion in Weddle.

In Saturday’s doubles competition, Maryville’s Arianne Skidmore and Lauren Cullin cruised to a 6-love, 6-1 win over Gracie Riemenschneider and Maren Elmore of Kirksville to advance to state.  LeBlond’s team of Libby Weddle and Peyton Netten moved on to the Class 1 doubles tournament, with a 6-love, 6-3 win over Chillicothe’s Cami Carpenter and Leah Lourenco.

Here are the other sectional champions, all advancing to state:

Class 1, Section 7 :

Singles : 

Leiloni Payton – Lincoln Prep, Kelsey Cockrum – Odessa

Doubles : 

Olivia Stucker and Shelby Brown – Odessa, Emily Rogge and Jenna Drake – St. Michael

Class 1, Section 6

Singles : 

Eden Fisher – Nevada, Alexia Phipps – Lamar

Doubles : 

Jasmine Sapiel and Emilee Smith – Mount Vernon, Juliana Joseph and Sydney Stamps – Thomas Jefferson Independent

Class 1, Section 5

Singles : 

McKinley Hedges – Bolivar, Lauren Roberts – Logan-Rogersville

Doubles : 

Megan Roberts and Alexis Berry – Bolivar, Taylor Reese and McKenna Cox – Willow Springs

Class 1, Section 4

Singles : Lillian Davis – Osage, Emma Neidig – Boonville

Doubles : 

Singles : Elizabeth Barlow – Villa Duchesne, Ellior Rose – Whitfield

Doubles : Isabella Cancila and Izzy Brown – Villa Duchesne, Hailey Colley and Avery Surber – Westminster Christian Academy

Singles : Emma Pawlitz – Lutheran South, Hope Kassel – Lutheran South

Doubles : Natalie Nickels and Alexa Bush – Notre Dame (St. Louis), Courtney Leigh and Anna Lamartina – Ursuline Academy

Singles : Anelle Harris – Kennett, Hannah Helvey – Arcadia Valley

Doubles : Lauren Politte and Hanna Politte – North County, Megan Gullette and Claire Southard – Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)

Photo credit – Tammy Ockenfels / Trenton High School Tennis / St. Joseph, MO