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The South Putnam tennis team concluded its regular season Tuesday night
with a 5-0 victory over Rockville. The Eagles finish the regular season
9-1.
“I’m extremely proud of our varsity and JV for both going 9-1 on
the season,” Eagle coach Johnnie Briones said. “The JV shows a lot of
promise for the future.
“I can’t say enough about our varsity squad,” he continued.
“This is the best record in my nine years of coaching tennis. Our six
seniors will be missed tremendously. I am proud to be a part of this
group of young ladies.”
For the singles, Chelsea Clark picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win, while Whitney Warren won 6-0, 6-0. Liz Mink won 6-2, 6-0.
For the doubles, Cassie Davis and Megan Criss won 6-4, 6-2 at
No. 1. Megan Klotz and Sam Callahan picked up a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2.
The junior varsity also won its match with the Rox, 7-1.
Winning on the singles side were Tabitha Arnold, Ashley Ross, Patty Rodriguez and Abbie Trauner.
For the doubles, the teams of Kylie Brown and Kaitlynn Nissen,
Jessica Minor and Kendra Latham and Jordyn Pitts and Allison Guthrie
were all victorious.
The Eagle varsity will face the Northview/Linton winner in
Friday’s second match at the Northview Sectional. The first match
begins at 5 p.m., with South’s match to follow.