Gott Scores Individual Singles District Title

Trenton’s Top Player Dominates District Field

Lexi Gott has been playing as Trenton’s top girls tennis player for two seasons now. It is a position she earned through challenge matches, but the senior isn’t just the top player in Trenton’s lineup, she’s the top player in the district.
Gott earned that title on Friday, dominating all challengers as she cruised through the singles bracket at the Class 1, District 15 Tournament in Chillicothe.
Gott was the top seed in the bracket and ran a perfect 3-0 record en route to the title. She outscored her challengers by a combined 36-2 margin.
In the opening match, Gott picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win and her semifinal opponent didn’t represent much more of a threat as Gott dispatched that player in 6-1, 6-0 fashion.
That placed Gott in the championship match against Chillicothe’s Delaney May. As was the case all day, Gott rolled, picking up a 6-0, 6-1 win to clinch the individual title. The championship sends Gott to sectionals, where she will play for a bid to the state championships in Springfield.
While Gott was the only individual moving on from districts, both of the Bulldogs’ doubles teams came away with medals. Mallory Sole and Alaina Overton combined for a third-place showing, going 2-1 on the day. Morgan Dolan and Emilee Lovell were 1-2, finishing fourth.
Both Trenton duos picked up first round wins and semifinal losses, pitting the teammates against each other in the third-place match. Sole and Overton took the first set 6-4 and closed out the third-place win with a 6-2 victory in the second.
Also in action for Trenton at the event was Lydia Leininger, who was bumped in the first round of the singles bracket.
All members of the THS team were at home on Monday, hosting Kirksville in the semifinals of the district team tournament. A win would send the Bulldogs back to Chillicothe today (Tuesday) to take on the host Hornets for the Class 1, District 15 team title. First serves for the championship dual are set for 4 o’clock regardless of what teams match up in the event.