LCHS Girls Tennis weekly wrap-up

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[September 08, 2017]    Lincoln High’s tennis team fared better their second tournament of the season, coming in ahead of Glenwood and Jacksonville in the 14-team Central Illinois Invitational held in Springfield, Rochester, and Chatham.

 

Ali Roate and Madi Koehler helped their team with two doubles wins, and Madi Tanner had a win at #3 singles.

Lincoln played two home matches this week, losing to Mt. Zion (7-2) and to Springfield High School (9-0).

“Mt. Zion is in the new conference, so we will see them again at Conference Tournament later this month,” commented Coach Jan Dickerson. “Again we were outdone by match experience and match toughness. I give Madi Tanner credit for her 6-4, 6-4 win over her Mt. Zion opponent, never giving up. And Madi Egnew had her first varsity win this season with a 6-3, 7-5 score in singles. It was the best I’ve seen her play. The team of Tanner/Brooke Montcalm won their #4 doubles pro-set with a score of 10-7.”

“I was a little surprised by some of the Springfield scores on Thursday. We were playing ‘backboard’ players in many cases, and they outlasted us. Many of the games were close, but Springfield took most of those games. It was good to see Julianne Funk play well her second set in singles. And Grace Skelton really played well and aggressively their second doubles set, even while losing the match 6-1, 7-5 with teammate Funk. Grace’s play made all the difference.”

Lincoln next three matches are away, against Pontiac, Southeast, and Pekin.

[Jan Dickerson, LCHS Girls Tennis Coach]

 

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