BY TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
Merrill Girls Varsity Tennis Team played against DC Everest on Sept. 19, 2023. Despite losing the match-up, “Merrill’s top doubles team of Chloe Belant and Sarah Rell played their best match of the year,” Merrill Girls Varsity Head Tennis Coach Brad Barton said. “In their third set, they decided to just hit the ball much harder than they normally do and it worked. They ended up losing that third set, but not because of their choice to hit the ball harder.”
In singles play, “Claire Hintz is starting to get in the Varsity lineup,” he said. “She had come a long ways as a Freshman.”
Singles:
No. 1-Mila Bublik, DC Everest def. Emily Frahm, Merrill, 6-4 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2-Kylie Koch, DC Everest def. Kaytlyn Hulke, Merrill, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3-Brooklyn Costa, DC Everest def. Rose Dornbrack, Merrill, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 4-Emily Ringwelski, DC Everest def. Claire Hintz, Merrill, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1-Brianna Cook, DC Everest-Makenna Kampmann, DC Everest def. Chloe Belant, Merrill-Sarah Rell, Merrill, 6-4 , 3-6 , 6-4 ;
No. 2-Kali Rutta, DC Everest-Madison Sazama, DC Everest def. Jenna Malluege, Merrill-Korina Kraegenbrink, Merrill, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3-Kaylee Dunow, DC Everest-Sandra Brierton, DC Everest def. Parker Wagenaar, Merrill-Johanna Dahlke, Merrill, 6-1 , 6-3 , -;
Box Score:
Merrill 0 @ DC Everest 7