Effingham tennis coach Erik Williamson knew his team was in for a difficult task Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Hearts traveled across town to face a very talented St. Anthony squad and dropped a 9-0 decision.

“We played hard against a dominant St. Anthony team,” Williamson said. “The girls knew they had their work cut out for them. St. Anthony is a class act. I’m very proud of the effort our girls put in. I know that going into next week’s Apollo Tournament if we play as tough as we played tonight, we have a great opportunity to have success.”

Here are the results:

No. 1 singles: Emilee Mossman (SA) defeated Caroline Kull (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 singles: Allison Kowalke (SA) defeated Riley Arend (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 singles: Averee Greene (SA) defeated Lydia Kull (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 4 singles: Catherine Willenborg (SA) defeated Eden Wendling (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 5 singles: Caroline Deters (SA) defeated Gracie Kroenlein (E), 6-0, 6-0; No. 6 singles: Caroline McDevitt (SA) defeated Aial Woomer (E), 6-2, 6-1; No. 1 doubles: Kowalke/Greene (SA) defeated C. Kull/Arend (E), 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 doubles: Willenborg/McDevitt (SA) defeated L. Kull/Wendling (E), 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 doubles: Mossman/Deters (SA) defeated Kroenlein/Woomer (E), 6-1, 6-0.

Both St. Anthony and Effingham will play Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs will host Mt. Zion and the Lady Hearts will play at Olney.