TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR

Aug. 22-Antigo and Wisconsin Rapids
The Antigo Red Robins played the Merrill Lady Jays at Merrill on the tennis courts on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Antigo took away the win with a final score Antigo 5 – Merrill 2.
Match results in singles were:
No. 1 – Sierra Oelke of Antigo defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-3, 6-2, -;
No. 2 – Sarah Rell of Merrill defeated Jacqueline Belling of Antigo, 6-2, 6-3, -;
No. 3 – Chloe Belant of Merrill defeated Hailey Warren of Antigo, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 4 – Lily Baumgardner of Antigo defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 ;
Antigo took the wins in the doubles matches as all three were forfeited by Merrill due to not having doubles teams in Merrill this year.
No. 1 – Molly Neufeld/Elena Bussiere of Antigo took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Anna Vandeweerd/Hailey Burhop of Antigo took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Evie Trabant-mckenna/Anna Heuss of Antigo took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;

The Wisconsin Rapids girls were also at Merrill Aug. 22 for matches against the Merrill ladies. Rapids took the win of Wisconsin Rapids 6 – Merrill 1.
Singles match results were:
No. 1 – Lauren Cohrs of Merrill defeated Corinne Sazama of Wisconsin Rapids, 6-1, 6-2, -;
No. 2 – Jenna Wentland of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 3 – Hayley Jensen of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 4 – Julia Krueger of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-2, 6-1, -;
Doubles were a forfeit due to Merrill not having doubles teams.
No. 1 – Abbey Gust/Teagann Bondioli of Wisconsin Rapids took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Aleeya Leach/Sawyer Holdberg of Wisconsin Rapids took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Sydney Holberg/Chloe Trzebiatowski of Wisconsin Rapids took the win due to Merrill forfeit, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Aug. 19-Rhinelander and Luther L. Wright
On Friday, Aug. 19, the Merrill Girls Tennis Team traveled to Rhinelander where they played matches against both Rhinelander and Luther L. Wright High School.
“We really elevated our play against Rhinelander, but we fell short,” said Brad Barton, Merrill High Girls Head Tennis Coach. “Rhinelander consistently has a good team every year.”
Final score against Rhinelander was a defeat for Merrill: Rhinelander 7 – Merrill 0.
Singles match results:
No. 1 – Tori Riopel of Rhinelander defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 2 – Kelsey Winter of Rhinelander defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 3 – Shayla Coppenger of Rhinelander defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-0, 6-3, -;
No. 4 – Dawsyn Barkus of Rhinelander defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
Doubles forfeitures added three automatic points to Rhinelander’s score:
No. 1 – Paige Oleinik/Taylor Riopel of Rhinelander defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Helena Wisner/Kayla Tessman of Rhinelander defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Olivia Jones/Echo Gustafson of Rhinelander defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Merrill Girls took the win against Luther L. Wright High School. Final score: Merrill 4 – Luther L. Wright 2.
Singles match results:
No. 1 – Lauren Cohrs of Merrill defeated Anneka Anderson of Luther Wright, 6-3, 6-4, -;
No. 2 – Sarah Rell of Merrill defeated Jacinta Lauzon of Luther Wright, 6-1, 7-5, -;
No. 3 – Chloe Belant of Merrill defeated Hannah Castillo of Luther Wright, 6-1, 6-2, -;
No. 4 – Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill defeated Hailey Johnson of Luther Wright, 6-0, 6-3, -;
Doubles were a forfeiture of two points:
No. 1 – Lucia Lauzon/Sarah Lauzon, of Luther Wright defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Emily Kane/Lily Nolan-Couillard, of Luther Wright defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Aug. 15-16-Wisconsin Rapids, DC Everest, Wausau Newman, Medford, and Menominee
The Merrill Girls Tennis Team played Wisconsin Rapids, DC Everest, and Wausau Newman Girls Tennis Teams on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the Wausau West multi-team two-day event. Newman Catholic took the win in with a score of Newman Catholic 7 – Merrill 0.
In singles matches:
No. 1 – Ava Sukanen of Newman Catholic defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-3, 6-3, -;
No. 2 – Destiny Lo of Newman Catholic defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-2, 6-0, -;
No. 3 – Molly Merrill of Newman Catholic defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-3, 6-0, -;
No. 4 – Olivia Fox of Newman Catholic defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-2, 7-5, -;
Merrill forfeited the doubles, with no doubles teams to compete.
No. 1 – Natalie Townsend/Fiona MacCarthy of Newman Catholic defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Ada Stenstrom/Naomi Stenstrom of Newman Catholic defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Reagan Herdrich/Addie Schmidt of Newman Catholic defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Everest took the win against Merrill. Final score: DC Everest 7 – Merrill 0.
In singles matches:
No. 1 – Nina Allen of DC Everest defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-3, 6-1, -;
No. 2 – Kyra Loomans of DC Everest defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-1, 6-0, -;
No. 3 – Madison Sazama of DC Everest defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 4 – Makenna Kampmann of DC Everest defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-0, 6-1, -;
Merrill forfeited the doubles:
No. 1 – Nya Harrington/Lola Harrington of DC Everest defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Madeline Bublik/Mila Bublik of DC Everest defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Kylie Koch/Sopie Ellis of DC Everest defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Merrill won one of their games against Rapids. Final score: Wisconsin Rapids 6 – Merrill 1,
In singles matches:
No. 1 – Lauren Cohrs of Merrill defeated Corinne Sazama of Wisconsin Rapids, 6-1, 6-2, -;
No. 2 – Jenna Wentland of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-1, 6-2, -;
No. 3 – Hayley Jensen of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-0, 6-2, -;
No. 4 – Julia Krueger of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-1, 6-2, -;
Merrill forfeited the doubles matches:
No. 1 – Teagann Bondioli/Abbey Gust of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Sawyer Holdberg/Aleeya Leach of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Sierra Dillingham/Aleigh Weight of Wisconsin Rapids defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Then on Tuesday, Aug. 16, the Merrill Girls played both Medford and Menominee Girls.
“Sarah [Rell] has improved so much this year. She played the match of the year so far against Medford today winning 6-2, 7-6 (5), Barton said. “Her ground strokes are very powerful this year and she never gives up on a point.”
Final score in the Medford game: Medford 6 – Merrill 1.
In singles, the results were:
No. 1 – Morgan Huegli of Medford defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-0, 6-2, -;
No. 2 – Sarah Rell of Merrill defeated Masaeda Krug of Medford, 6-2, 7-6 (5), -;
No. 3 – Makayla Motte of Medford defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-1, 6-1, -;
No. 4 – Audrey Ruesch of Medford defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
Merrill forfeited in doubles matches, as follows:
No. 1 – Myah Smith/Eryka Seidl of Medford defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Chloe Werner/Kierstyn Halopka of Medford defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Alyssa Brandner/Christine Czeshinski of Medford defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;

Menomonie took the win against Merrill, with final score: Menomonie 7 – Merrill 0.
Singles results:
No. 1 – Tali Swaenepoel of Menomonie defeated Lauren Cohrs of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 2 – Amy Liu of Menomonie defeated Sarah Rell of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
No. 3 – Lauren Rudiger of Menomonie defeated Chloe Belant of Merrill, 6-1, 6-0, -;
No. 4 – Lauren Alexander of Menomonie defeated Kaytlyn Hulke of Merrill, 6-0, 6-0, -;
Doubles results:
No. 1 – Anna Wheeler/Jaycie Luzinski of Menomonie defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 2 – Isa Gamez/Lily Hastings of Menomonie defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;
No. 3 – Hannah White/Sam Jacobsen of Menomonie defeated Merrill in a forfeited match, 2-0, 2-0, -;