Girls Tennis Places 6th in HCC Tournament

The varsity girls' tennis team finished in a sixth-place tie with Avon in the HCC tournament. The Bulldogs entered the tournament in seventh place so were pleased to obtain a higher finish. The singles girls had some tough matches throughout the day but had some high points as well. Nicole Weisman lost a tough tie-break set in an earlier round but ended the day with a dominating victory over Harrison. Morgan Bettner had a terrific second round victory over Avon but lost her final round in two very competitive sets. Katie Suiter battled all day long in very lengthy matches, and her tenacity finally paid off with a much needed victory in her last match over Westfield The number one doubles squad of Emily Doehrman and Shelby Hornback had a disappointing first round loss to HSE with a tie-break but regrouped and finished out with two big wins. The number two doubles team of Yolandi Geldenhuis and Nikki Meade came in as the seventh-seed and knocked off the heavily favored Fishers team, in their first match of the day, which enabled them to hold onto a solid fourth-place finish. The varsity and JV team will compete at home today against Perry Meridian for the final regular season match. The sectional tournament will begin on Wednesday at Avon. The draw will be held on Monday evening.