Three-Set Matches Key In Lady Tiger Tennis Victory

CULVER – Warsaw used a pair of three-set wins and two other dominant matches to beat host Culver Academies 4-1 in a non-conference girls tennis match Wednesday.

After dropping the first set of her match 6-4, Alyssa Zellers came roaring back to win at No. 3 doubles with a pair of 6-0 sets. At No. 1 doubles, Collette Smith and Athena Schlitt came back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 doubles.

Liza Lewis and Ella Knight each won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.

The Lady Tiger junior varsity won four of five matches. Winners were Libby Jenkins, Izzy Ray and Raegan Merchant in singles, and the doubles team of Sophie Schlitt and Maddie Ray.

The JV team will host a tournament on Saturday, and the varsity wraps up its regular season with a Northern Lakes Conference match at Goshen on Monday.



WARSAW 4

CULVER ACADEMIES 1

Singles: No. 1 – Liza Lewis (W) def. Kingsley Cortes (CA) 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Ella Knight (W) def. Camila Romadia (CA) 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 – Alyssa Zellers (W) def. Lilia Rosique (CA) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0;

Doubles: No. 1 – Colette Smith & Athena Schlitt (W) def. Harshita Sangaraju & Rachel Dodson (CA) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 – Maddie Rahe & Gabrielle Maiolo (CA) def. Rachel Boyle & Amy Herendeen (W) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5).

J.V. – Warsaw 4

Culver Academy 1

Singles: No. 1 – Libby Jenkins (W) def. Kennedy Kubica (CA) 8-2; No. 2 – Izzy Ray (W) def. Anna Moreno (CA) 8-5; No. 3 – Raegan Merchant (W) def. Camille Thomas (CA) 6-4.

Doubles: No. 1 – Sophie Schlitt & Maddie Ray (W) def. Abby Ericson & Luisa Cano Angulo (CA) 6-2; No. 2 – Yuchen Li & Helen Li (CA) def. Jasmine Baker & Sophia Parke (W) 6-4.



Thursday’s Rainouts

Almost all Times-Union area high school games were rained out Thursday. Below is a list of games, and the make-up dates if available.

• Manchester baseball vs. Southwood at Parkview Field was cancelled. Game will now be played Wednesday at Southwood.

• Manchester golf vs. Huntington North; cancelled, will not be rescheduled.

• Tippecanoe Valley softball at Argos, TBD.

• Tippecanoe Valley boys and girls track at Culver Community; cancelled, won’t be rescheduled.

• Tippecanoe Valley girls tennis vs. Whitko, May 10.

• Triton baseball vs. Winamac, May 11.

• Triton girls tennis vs. Bremen, today.

• Triton track vs. Lakeland and LaVille, cancelled, will not be made up.

• Warsaw softball vs. Bethany Christian, TBD.

• Wawasee girls tennis at NorthWood, 4:30 p.m. today.

• Whitko softball at F.W. Wayne, May 18.