Bellmont swept the singles matches Thursday night at South Adams to beat the home Starfires on a blustery night, 3-2.
“Wind was a huge factor in the match tonight!” proclaimed BHS coach Kyle Arnold after the match. “Coming mostly out of the south, the strategy for play changed as the players changed sides. A lot of girls found out how much the wind can either carry the ball or knock it down. Lobs was a large part of the doubles strategy while short and low was the strategy for singles.”
The senior leadership of Olivia Selking and Emy Faurote was a key factor in the victory, noted the coach.
“Olivia and Leila continued to play solid winning tennis at 1 and 3 singles respectively, winning in straight sets. Emy Faurote picked up her first win at 2 singles of the year after starting the year mostly at 1 doubles.”
Both teams were scheduled to play this Saturday in Fort Wayne.
Varsity Results
Bellmont 3 South Adams 2
Singles
No. 1-Olivia Selking (B) d. Samantha Weigel, 6-1, 6-2
No. 2-Emy Faurote (B) d. Ava Kinsey, 6-4, 6-3
No. 3-Leila Jin (B) d. Grace Barkley, 7-5, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1-Chloe Summersett/Lexie McKibbens (SA) d. Isabelle Ortiz/Marisol Jackson, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 2-Maggie Nussbaum/Malina Mawhorr (SA) d. Lucie McIntire/Lillian Jin, 6-1, 6-3
Junior Varsity
Emma Fuelling (B) d. Ayla Loshe, 6-0
Vienna Braun (B) d. Olivia Oswalt, 6-2
Hannah Scott (SA) d. Courtney Arrington, 6-3
Rachel Bonifas (B) d. Ayla Loshe, 6-2
Kaelyn Snyder/Alyssa Coffey (B) d. Calah Hill/Emerson Wanner, 6-0
Regan Knous/Sydnee Farmer (B) d. Mariana Flores Santos/Kyleigh Habegger, 6-0
Vanessa Hebble/Meryl Kukelhan (B) d. Kyleigh Habegger/Mariana Flores-Santos, 6-1
Ella Ross/Ashley Baker (B) d. Emerson Wanner/Calah Hill, 6-2
Izzy Krull/Lilyana Suarez (B) d. Olivia Oswalt/Hannah Scott, 7-5
Emerson Wanner/Calah Hill (SA) d. Elise Rumschlag/Faith Cook, 5-4 (9-7)
Ayla Loshe/Olivia Oswalt (SA) d. Amara Roop/Carmin Conrad, 4-0