The Trenton High School girls tennis team finished third in Saturday’s Marshall Tournament, defeating Grain Valley, 5-4, in the team’s final match of the day.
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The Lady Bulldogs defeated Moberly, 8-1, then lost to Kirksville, 7-2, to get into the third-place match. A total of 12 players, six singles and three doubles teams, took part in the event for Trenton, which finished 1-6 in singles and 7-12 in doubles.
“The girls played their best match of the season to start the tourney against a good Moberly team,” Coach Mike Bosley said. “We gave Kirksville a good battle and continued to play well.”
The Lady Bulldogs got a 3-0 effort from Lindsay Creason in number five singles as well as the number one doubles team of Lindsey Dustman and Falisha Anderson.
“Lindsey Creason and Lindsey Dustman and Falisha Anderson led the team with perfect 3-0 records for the day. After taking 3 through 5 singles, Dustman and Anderson came back from 1-4 to clinch the Grain Valley match with a 10-7 win.”
Bosley called the Grain Valley contest “a nailbiter.”
“We didn’t play our best, but we won enough points to squeak out a 5-4 win over the young Grain Valley squad,” Bosley said.
Finishing the day with 2-1 records were Bobbie Lovell at number two, Kimby Brown at number three and Alyssa Dougan at number four singles. Mackenzie Hall, at number six singles, the number two team of Callie Bacon and Mercedes Barron and the number three team of Savannah Hanson and Chelsi Miller were 1-2. Elizabeth Hoffman was 0-3 at number one singles.
Taking first place was Marshall, who defeated Kirksville. Fifth place went to Moberly over Boonville.
The Lady Bulldogs are 7-5 and will next see action on Tuesday at St. Joseph Benton.
Singles
No. 1 – Elizabeth Hoffman lost to Kelly Wamsely (Mo), 10-3; lost to Jean Ochs (K), 10-5; lost to Hanna Parrott (GV), 10-5.
No. 2 – Bobbie Lovell defeated Sarah David (Mo), 10-3; lost to Havilah Noll (K), 10-4; defeated Heather Brown (GV), 11-10 (10-8 in tiebreak).
No. 3 – Kimby Brown defeated Andrea Johnson (Mo), 10-7; lost to Britni Norfolk (K), 10-5; defeated Cory Hutchens (GV), 10-8.
No. 4 – Alyssa Dougan defeated Shannon Dickerson (Mo), 10-1; lost to Natalie Updyke (K), 10-6; defeated Kaitlin Wildscheutz (GV), 10-2.
No. 5 – Lindsay Creason defeated Melby Sharpe (Mo), 0-6; defeated Molly Haman (K), 10-8; defeated Chelsea Rice (GV), 10-2.
No. 6 – Mackenize Hall defeated Regina Davenport (Mo), 10-1; lost to Shelby Maggart (K), 10-7; lost to Alli Ehlen (GV), 10-5.
Doubles
No. 1 – Lindsey Dustman-Falisha Anderson defeated Krista Coleman-Victoria Lewis (Mo), 10-5; defeated Maureen Freeland-Caroline Krops (K), 10-8; defeated Katelyn Barr-Kasey Shaffer (GV), 10-7.
No. 2 – Callie Bacon-Mercedes Barron defeated Jessica Krager-Alysson Mulnix (Mo), 10-8; lost to Catie Kelly-Chloe Wichmann (K), 10-4; lost to Ashley Manns-Leanna Meredith (GV), 10-5.
No. 3 – Savannah Hanson-Chelsi Miller defeated Cenna McGuire-Allison Willer (Mo), 11-9; lost to Sarah Treasure-Sarah Ellis (K), 10-3; lost to Kendra Genari-Sindhu Manaharin (GV), 10-2.