Mattoon won eight of the nine divisions to capture first place in the Apollo Conference Girls Tennis Tournament, played Friday and Saturday in Charleston.
The Lady Hearts were runner-up in seven of those matches to finish second overall in the conference tourney.
The Lady Green Wave accumulated 61 total points, followed by EHS with 40. Finishing third through sixth were Charleston with 34, Mahomet-Seymour 27, Mt. Zion 24 and Lincoln 12.
“We felt some pressure in defending our title from last year,” said EHS coach Erik Williamson. “Our team had some experienced members and some girls experiencing the tournament for the first time. They all left excited for their future opportunities and also what the remaining two weeks will have in store.”
Here are the EHS results:
The Apollo Conference Tennis Tournament opened Friday in Charleston and the Effingham Lady Hearts played well.
All three of the EHS doubles teams – Caroline Kull/Riley Arend, Lydia Kull/Riley Seachrist and Gracie Kroenlein/Aila Woomer – reached the championship game and placed second.
Here are the Effingham results:
No. 1 doubles – C. Kull/Arenda defeated Roberts/Frommelt (Mt. Zion), 6-4, 4-6. 6-3; and then lost to Stortzum/Huene (Mattoon), 3-6, 2-6.
No. 2 doubles – L. Kull/Seachrist defeated the team from Mahomet-Seymour, 6-3, 6-4, and Baker/Lauper-Cook (Mt. Zion), 6-2, 6-3; and the lost to Niemerg/Davis (Mattoon), 0-6, 1-6.
No. 3 doubles – Kroenlein/Woomer beat Bradford/Bradford (Mt. Zion), 6-4, 6-2; and the lost to Ashmore/Garza (Mattoon), 5-7, 6-4, 5-7.
The singles competition will be held Saturday, also in Charleston, beginning at 9 a.m.
The Effingham Lady Hearts got their week started on a winning note Monday, posting a 7-2 tennis win at Mt. Zion.
“This was a great start to our week; a solid performance all around by the girls,” said EHS coach Erik Williamson. “It’s a busy week with Homecoming, plus our schedule.”
Here are the results.
No. 1 singles: Caroline Kull (E) defeated Michelle Roberts (MZ), 7-5, 6-1; No. 2 singles: Riley Arend (E) defeated Caroline Baker (MZ), 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 singles: Lydia Kull (E) defeated Alexis Mallory (MZ), 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 singles: Riley Seachrist (E) defeated Sage Lauper-Cook (MZ), 6-1, 6-2; No. 5 singles: Eden Wendling (E) defeated Anna Brunner (MZ), 6-2, 6-1; No. 6 singles: Allison Bradford (MZ) defeated Chloe Aden (E), 6-2, 6-1; No. 1 doubles: C. Kull/Arend (E) defeated Roberts/Frommelt (MZ), 6-2, 2-6, 10-8; No. 2 doubles: Baker/Lauper-Cook (MZ) defeated L. Kull/Wendling (E), 7-5, 3-6, 14-12; No. 3 doubles: Gracie Kroenlein/Aila Woomer (E) defeated Al. Bradford/Au. Bradford (MZ), 6-0, 6-0.
The Lady Hearts will play at home Thursday at Casey-Westfield and will then try to defend their title in the Apollo Conference Tournament, which is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Charleston.
Effingham welcomed Casey-Westfield Thursday afternoon, but dropped a 6-3 girls tennis decision.
The two teams split the six singles matches, but the Lady Warriors won all three doubles matches to earn the victory.
Here are the results:
No. 1 singles: Eva Richardson (CW) defeated Caroline Kull (E), 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 singles: Riley Arend (E) defeated Gwendalyn Eckerty (CW), 6-2, 7-6; No. 3 singles: Emily Sherwood (CW) defeated Lydia Kull (E), 6-2, 2-6. 10-4; No. 4 singles: Emma Mason (CW) defeated Riley Seachrist (E), 6-4, 2-6, 10-5; No. 5 singles Eden Wendling (E) defeated Sydney Littlejohn (CW), 6-1, 6-0; No. 6 singles: Chloe Aden (E) defeated Genny Davidson (CW), 7-6, 7-5; No. 1 doubles Richardson/Eckerty (CW) defeated C. Kull/Arend (E), 6-4, 6-1; No. 2 doubles: Mason/Sherwood (CW) defeated L. Kull/Seachrist (E), 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 doubles: Davidson/Littlejohn (CW) defeated Gracie Kroenlein/Aila Woomer (E), 4-6, 6-0, 10-8.
The Lady Hearts will compete today (Friday) and Saturday in the Apollo Conference Tournament.
The Effingham girls tennis team played at Olney Thursday and dropped a 9-0 decision.
“The girls went up against an always tough Olney team,” EHS coach Erick Williamson said. “This is another match we will look at and learn from and then move forward and grow as a team. I’m excited with the communication and teamwork I saw out of our doubles teams, which is encouraging, heading into our week of the Apollo Conference Tournament.”
Here are the results:
No. 1 singles: Zoe Alexander (O) defeated Caroline Kull (E), 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 singles: Riley Doll (O) defeated Riley Arend (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 singles: Paige Steber (O) defeated Lydia Kull (E), 6-1, 6-0; No. 4 singles: Kiersen Brach (O) defeated Eden Wendling (E), 6-2, 6-0; No. 5 singles: Abigail Atwood (O) defeated Chloe Aden (E), 6-0, 6-1; No. 6 singles: Jocelyn Vanmatre (O) defeated Madison Mapes (E), 6-2, 6-2; No. 1 doubles: Alexander/Doll (O) defeated C. Kull/Arend (E), 6-0, 7-5; No. 2 doubles: Steber/Brach (O) defeated L. Kull/Wendling (E), 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 doubles: Atwood/Inskeep (O) defeated Gracie Kroenlein/Aila Woomer (E), 6-3, 6-3.
The Lady Hearts will play Monday at Mt. Zion.
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