Lady Falcons edge Redskins

May 16, 2008 11:25 am

— A first-round high school girls tennis sectional match between a pair of neighboring rivals was expected to be close Thursday and was.
The Fairfield Lady Falcons won some tightly-contested matches to edge the Goshen Lady Redskins, 3-2, on the Goshen Middle School courts.
Freshmen Brooke Boyts at No. 1 and Abbey Neff at No. 2 were singles winners for the Falcons. Juniors Ashley Neff and Marla Yoder won at No. 1 doubles.
Goshen winners were junior Ellie Berry at No. 3 singles, freshman Anika Baumgartner and sophomore Mackenzie Rozelle at No. 2 doubles.
The Falcons meet Bethany Christian and Jimtown clashes with NorthWood in semifinals at 9 a.m. Saturday with the championship to follow at 1 p.m.
Goshen finishes the season with a 9-7 record.
Summary
Singles
No. 1— Brooke Boyts (F) def. Katrina Miller 6-3, 7-5
No. 2— Abbey Neff (F) def. Katie VanKlaveren 6-1, 6-4
No. 3— Ellie Berry (G) def. Jennifer Strong 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1— Ashley Neff-Marla Yoder (F) def. Andrea Detweiler-Margaret Short 6-3, 6-1
No. 2— Anika Baumgartner-Mackenzie Rozelle (G) def. Callie Beer-Kaci Stahly 6-4, 6-4