After a delayed start due to wet courts, it was a great day for tennis at Swinney Park Saturday as the Bellmont Braves won a tightly-contested match 3-2 against Bishop Luers. Leila Jin won quickly in straight sets, while Olivia selking played her best tennis of the year, hitting volley winners and passing shots en route to a 6-3, 6-0 win. Doubles duo Marisol Jackson and Isabelle Ortiz bounced back from a couple of 3-set losses last week by putting together a complete performance and securing the varsity win.
Varsity Results
Bellmont 3 Bishop Luers 2
Singles
No. 1-Olivia Selking (B) d. Ruthie Burton, 6-3, 6-0
No. 2-Bre Burton (BL) d. Emy Faurote, 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-4
No. 3-Leila Jin (B) d. Lindsay Godfroy, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1-Isabelle Ortiz/Marisol Jackson (B) d. Hailey Donlan/Lily Dippold, 6-3, 6-1
No. 2-Hillary Pope/Genevieve Cicchiello (BL) d. Lucie McIntire/Lillian Jin, 7-5, 6-2