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Braves Open Tennis Season With Loss To Marquette
 GLADSTONE---The Gladstone High School girls tennis team opened the 2016 season Thursday with a 5-3 loss to the Marquette Redettes at Pfotenhauer Park. The Braves won three of the four doubles matches, but got swept in the singles matches. Gladstone's Mollie Wiltzius (pictured above in a 2015 match) nearly made the match a 4-4 tie when she won the first set of her #1 singles match against Marquette's Hannah Swajanen, 6-4. But Swajanen rallied to win the next two sets to keep Marquette undefeated in singles play. The other three-set match involved Gladstone's #2 doubles team of Sophia Lippens and Sydney Herioux. The girls went to a tiebreak in each of the first two sets against Marquette's Carley Sundstrom and Kaeleigh Talbach. Lippens and Herioux took the first tiebreak, 7-5, before the Redette girls won the second, 7-1. The Braves won the deciding third set, 6-3. Gladstone is back on the court Monday morning at 11:00 against the Escanaba Eskymos. Thursday's scores: SINGLES 1. Hannah Swajanen, Mqt, def. Mollie Wiltzius, Glad, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. 2. Elysa Olivier, Mqt., def. Kirsten Williams, Glad., 6-0, 6-1. 3. Ashlee Tripp, Mqt., def. Andie Balenger, Glad., 6-3, 6-1. 4. Lexi Anderson, Mqt., def. Alyssa Johnson, Glad., 6-2, 6-4. DOUBLES 1. Paige Loehr/Kara Salo, Glad., def, Ali Diedrich/Rachel Eli, Mqt., 6-2, 6-2. 2. Sophia Lippens/Sydney Herioix, Glad., def. Carley Sundstrom/Kaeleigh Talbacka, Mqt., 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (1-7), 6-3. 3. Hannah Sharon/Shelby Martinucci, Glad., def. Natalie Robinia/Emma Malchiori, Mqt., 6-1, 6-1. 4. Laura Beckman/Ashley Kaiser, Mqt., def. Taylor Berthaume/Macy Trudeau, Glad., 6-1, 6-2. |
