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Lady Squire Tennis Opens With Win

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NORTH MANCHESTER – Sweeping both doubles matches, Manchester opened its girls tennis season with a 3-2 home win over Columbia City Wednesday.
At No. 1 doubles, Reilly Ruppert and Kelsey Eichenauer won 6-1, 6-1 over Katie Weigel and Makenzie Lane. Bethany Collett and Lydia Little also won in straight sets at No. 2 doubles.
Karly Eichenauer was a straight-set winner at No. 2 singles for the Lady Squires.
Manchester hosts defending Three Rivers Conference champion Wabash in a match today.
MANCHESTER 3, COLUMBIA CITY 2
Singles: No. 1 – Maria Sitja (CC) def. Allsion Smith 6-2, 7-6 (7-3); No. 2 – Karly Eichenauer (M) def. Hannah Behm 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 – Hannah Clark (CC) def. Leiah Brandenburg 7-5, 6-2.
Doubles: No. 1 – Reilly Ruppert/Kelsey Eichenauer (M) def. Katie Weigel/Mackenzie Lane 6-1, 6-1; No. 2 – Bethany Collett/Lydia Little (M) def. Leah Mills/Jayma Arces 6-2, 6-4.
Manchester record: 1-0

JV – Manchester 8. Columbia City 2
Singles: No. 1 – Kendra Auler (M) def. Megan Stephenson 8-2; No. 2 – Elizabeth Anglium (M) def. Megan Stephenson 8-6; No. 3 – Lauren Metzger (M) def. Kayla Sinner 8-5; No. 4 – Luisa Bente (M) def. Kayla Sinner 8-4.
Doubles: No. 1 – Kylie Hensley/Alyssa Apann (M) def. Meredith Green/Grace Cotter 8-4; No. 2 – Liza Airgood/Halie Wampler (M) def. Lydia Morgan/Olivia Campbell 8-7 (11-9); No. 3 – Milly Woods/Cora Barnett (M) def. Mollie Barr/Crystal Van Houten 8-2; No. 4 – Bracie Newton/Izzy Kreienbrink (CC) def. Bethany Pegg/Briley Spann 8-6; No. 5 – Olivia Dockter/Brylee Kerr (M) def. Kelci Gilbert/Brittany Teeter 8-1; No. 6 – Lindsay Rick/Morgyn Jimenez (M) won 8-2.