BOURBON — Opening the season at home against Peru Wednesday night, the Triton girls tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss. In the sweep, Triton’s closest match was at No. 1 singles, where Kaelyn Mason dropped the opening set to Madison Deneston 6-0, but took the second 6-3. However, the final set, Deneston got a 6-3 victory, finishing off the 5-0 score for the Lady Tigers. The 0-1 Lady Trojans return to the courts Monday at Knox for a Northern State Conference match. PERU 5, TRITON 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – Madison Deneston (P) def. Kaelyn Mason 6-0, 3-6, 6-3; No. 2 – Adri Ward (P) def. Shayla May 7-5, 6-3; No. 3 – Anna Boyer (P) def. Cassie Irons 6-1, 6-2. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Kyle Eckerley/Breanna Mansique (P) def. Holly Stogsdill/Carrie Slabaugh 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 – Grag Comerford/Mallory Struble (P) def. Michal Scherer-Berry/Siera Sauer 6-0, 6-0. Records: Peru 1-0, Triton 0-1. JV – Peru 3, Triton 1.
