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Wawasee Tennis Downs Whitko 4-1

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    SOUTH WHITLEY — The Wawasee girls tennis team closed its regular season out with a 4-1 win Monday at Whitko.
    Getting individual wins for the Lady Warriors were Katie Allen and Charlotte Searfoss at No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. Also winning for Wawasee were its No. 1 doubles team of Lauren Erb and Haley Windle, as well as the No. 2 doubles team of Morgan Geer and Mia Hauser.
    Whitko’s lone win came from Nicole Slaymaker at No. 1 singles.
    The Lady Warriors take on Churubusco Wednesday at their own sectional, while Whitko hosts Fort Wayne tonight before travelling to the Homestead Sectional Thursday for a match against Columbia City.
WAWASEE 4, WHITKO 1
SINGLES: No. 1 — Nicole Slaymaker (Wh) def. Kalyn McDaniel 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 — Katie Allen (Waw) def. Abby Marshall 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 — Charlotte Searfoss (Waw) def. Aressa Tackwell 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES: No. 1 — Lauren Erb/Haley Windle (Waw) def. Jenna Kahn/Kate Hippensteel 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 — Morgan Geer/Mia Hauser (Waw) def. Heather Collier/Celine Jenkins 6-0, 6-0
Wawasee Record — 4-10
JV — Wawasee 4, Whitko 0
JV Singles: No. 1 — Katy Ashpole (Waw) def. Erin Murphy 8-4; No. 2 — Karla Allen (Waw) def. Kassie Paulus default; No. 3 — Victoria Ellingson (Waw) def. Laura Hippensteel 8-3
JV Doubles: No. 1 — Sabrina VanLue/Samantha Prinis (Waw) def. Carly Paulus/Karin Tower 8-4
Wawasee JV Record — 3-11

Tuesday in Culver
The Warsaw girls tennis team closed its regular season with a 4-1 loss at Culver Girls Academy. Alli Tucker was a 6-3, 6-1 victor at No. 1 singles for the Lady Tigers, but it would be the only win of the night against the Lady Eagles. Warsaw travels to the Wawasee Sectional today to take on Tippecanoe Valley at 5 p.m.
CULVER GIRLS ACADEMY 4, WARSAW 1
SINGLES: No. 1 — Alli Tucker (W) def. Angelina Garcia 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 — Yo-Yo Aguilar (C) def. Sarah Hartle 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 — Paulina Caro (C) def. Elise Smith 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES: No. 1 — Jessica Simon/Sonia Shen (C) def. Carlye Bishopp/Lindsay Sciarra 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; No. 2 — Andrea Simon/Natalia Lopez (C) def. Olivia Wallen/Andi Frazetta 6-1, 6-4
JV — CGA 11, Warsaw 9
JV Singles: No. 1 — Pita Navarro (C) def. Daphne Carvajal 8-5; No. 2 — Maria Solis (C) def. Jacqueline Sasso 8-2; No. 3 — Molly Walker (C) def. Rachel Bibler 8-4; No. 4  — Rachel Alexander (W) def. Alex Lasco 8-7 (8-6); No. 5 — Lindsay Haller (C) def. Brittany Florentine 8-1
JV Doubles: No. 1 — Michelle Nolner/Nancy Wu (C) def. Nichole Herendeen/Angie Shroyer 8-7 (7-3); No. 2  — Olivia Cripe/Rendall Whitehurtst (C) def. Liesl Schroedl/Sarah Boyle 8-2; No. 3  Hannah Pepper/Maggie Rezek (C) def. Catherine Adamson/Blair Findlay 8-3; No. 4 — Lea Stuadt/Jamie Powell (C) def. Mallory Bartel/Tiffany Weaver 8-1; No. 5 — Taylor Moore/Delaney Goble (W) def. Kanzie Goettle/Anna Haldewang 8-3; No. 6 — Lizzie Gorecki/Sara Powell (C) def. Mattie Doran/Brie Still 8-1; No. 7 — Meri Fernandez/Heather McColly (C) def. Madison Dobbins/Angel Jackson 8-2; No. 8 — Ruini Mer/Sirui Zhang (C) def. Madison Dobbins/Angel Jackson 6-1; No. 9 — Mallory Bartel/Tiffany Weaver (W) def. Ashley Youn/Lilli Li 6-1; No. 10 — Boyle/Schroedl (W) def. Alle Baker/India Irving 6-0; No. 11 — Moore/Goble (W) def. Taylor Tadlock/Meghan Reilly 6-0; No. 12 — Findlay/Adamson (W) def. Betsy Whitfield/Danga Garcia 6-0; No. 13 — Abby Steger/Brie Still (W) def. Luyao Ma/Yuxiao Zheng 6-1; No. 14 — Sasso/Carvajal (W) def. Mo Tripp/Maria Posante 6-0; No. 15 — Doran/Bibler (W) def. Yenyen Gao/Cloey Morschets 6-0

Tuesday in Akron
Competing at Tippecanoe Valley Tuesday, the Triton girls tennis team got a 4-1 win. Aubrey Boardman and Taylor Fisher got wins for Triton at No. 1 and 3 singles, respectively. The Lady Trojans’ No. 1 doubles team of Britney Edington and Marissa Ross also won, as did the No. 2 doubles tandem of Savannah Baker and Kendall Mason. Valley’s Kendra Roberts got her team’s lone win at No. 2 singles. Valley takes on Warsaw today for a 5 p.m. match at the Wawasee Sectional, while Triton travels to the Bremen Sectional today to take on Plymouth at 4:30 p.m.
TRITON 4, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1
SINGLES: No. 1 — Aubrey Boardman (T) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1); No. 2 — Kendra Roberts (V) def. Arielle Clabaugh 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 — Taylor Fisher (T) def. Staci Groom 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES: No. 1 — Britney Edington/Marissa Ross (T) def. Amanda Simpson/Danielle Bussard 6-1, 6-2; No. 2 — Savannah Baker/Kendall Mason (T) def. Mayra Jurado/Alexis Swihart 6-4, 6-2
Valley Record — 2-12
JV — Triton 7, Valley 3
JV Singles: No. 1 — Nargiza Amireva (T) def. Jade Hall 8-3; No. 2 — Jessica Babendrager (T) def. Melinda Wright 8-4; No. 3 — Mariah Young (T) def. Kathy Eableson 8-2; No. 4 — Destiny Hansen (V) won 7-6 (7-2); No. 5 — Brittany Julian (V) won 6-4
JV Doubles: No. 1 — Brooke Baker/Grace Eib (T) def. Michelle Peters/Allyson Ross 8-3; No. 2 — Carrie Slabaugh/Holly Stogsdill (T) def. Tiffyni Tackett/Shayna Agnew 8-3; No. 3 — Caitlin Heisler/Kersey Patrick (V) won 7-5; No. 4 — Laura Landis/Ciara Halstrom lost 6-0; No. 5 — Tatianna Scott/Jesse Leiter (V) lost 6-0

BOYS GOLF
Tuesday in Wabash
The Tippecanoe Valley boys golf team won a three-team Three Rivers Conference match Tuesday in Wabash. Led by Kevin Summe’s 40, the Vikings scored a 169, bettering Northfield’s 171 and Wabash’s 180. Valley travels to Sycamore Golf Club Thursday in North Manchester to take on Whitko and Manchester.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY 169, NORTHFIELD 171, WABASH 180
(Honeywell GC)
Valley — Kevin Summe# 40, Ted Shepherd 42, Bray Swihart 43, Taylor Breeden 44, Tanner Neeley 48, Tanner Shepherd 49
Valley Record — 7-4

Tuesday in Warsaw
The Lakeland Christian Academy boys golf team closed its season with a 179-220 win over Bethany Christian Tuesday at Raccoon Run Golf Course. Ross Wallen led the Cougars with a 40, followed by Zarek Finley and Jon Vida, who each shot a 46.
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 179, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 220
(Raccoon Run GC, Par 35)
LCA — Ross Wallen 40, Joel Haines 47, Zarek Finley 46, Jon Vida 46, Josh Silveus 52, Chris Maron 56

BASEBALL
Tuesday in Syracuse
After two failed attempts, the Plymouth baseball game at Wawasee finally took place Tuesday, with Plymouth winning 12-0 in five innings. Rained had spoiled the two previous attempts to play the game, which leaves Wawasee with a 4-14 overall mark and 1-11 record in the Northern Lakes Conference. Wawasee is back in NLC play today, travelling to Concord for a 5 p.m. game.
PLYMOUTH 12, WAWASEE 0 (5 innings)
P    550    02    —    12    9    0
W    000    00    —    0    3    1
Damon Howe (W) and Kyle Cartwright; Cody Thomas (L), Jordan Schmitt (1), Si Shear (2), Drew Voirol (4) and Dylan Wallace, Joe Bohnstedt
2B — Howe (P), John Beer (W)
3B — Connor Flynn (P)
HR — Jacob Seagraves (P)
Wawasee Record — 4-14 (1-11 NLC)

SOFTBALL
Tuesday in Bourbon
Hosting a Northern State Conference game against Jimtown Tuesday, the Triton softball team suffered a 4-1 defeat. The win leaves Jimtown perfect in the NSC with a 13-0 mark, while Triton falls to 6-7 in-conference and 12-12 overall. The Lady Trojans close their NSC season with a home game against New Prairie today at 5 p.m.
JIMTOWN 4, TRITON 1
J    020    000    2    —    4    7    1
T    000    001    0    —    1    5    4
Shelby Kankel (W) and Doan; Mallorie Jennings (L, 11-10) and Katie Claxon
2B — Ward (J)
Records — Jimtown 18-4 (13-0 NSC), Triton 12-12 (6-7 NSC)