After rain delayed Saturday’s DeKalb Invite and changed the format, the Bellmont Braves put two entries into the championship match and finished in third place behind two tennis powers for a fine performance as sectionals near.
Emma Fuelling’s outstanding 2024 campaign continued with a pair of wins to reach the finals, while Ella Ross and Lilyana Suarez also made the championship matchup for the Braves at No. 2 doubles.
The Braves face a sectional opponent in Bluffton at home Monday before playing two important NE8 matches against Huntington North and Leo later in the week.
No. 1 Singles (Fifth Place)
Britton Jesse (NorthWood) d. Leila Jin, 8-4
Leila Jin (B) d. Claire Birkenbeul (Snider), 8-2
Leila Jin (B) d. Olivia Crider (Lakewood Park), 8-6
No. 2 Singles (6th Place)
Eve Corkwell (Bluffton) d. Lillian Jin, 8-4
Lillian Jin (B) d. Jensen Miguel (Snider), 8-3
Kenlee Dick (DeKalb) d. Lillian Jin, 8-4
No. 3 Singles (2nd Place)
Emma Fuelling (B) d. Bel Wah (Northrop), 8-3
Emma Fuelling (B) d. Camryn Christner (Westview), 8-6
Gabriela Poblador (NorthWood) d. Emma Fuelling, 8-1
No. 1 Doubles (4th Place)
Isabelle Ortiz/Marisol Jackson (B) d. Jen Osario/Lexi Warren (Westview), 8-4
Kaydence Dumka/Emery Porter (NorthWood) d. Isabelle Ortiz/Marisol Jackson, 8-3
Katelynn Hartsough/Mackenzie Clark (DeKalb) d. Isabelle Ortiz/Marisol Jackson, 8-5
No. 2 Doubles (2nd Place)
Ella Ross/Lilyana Suarez (B) d. Brenna Spuller/Maddi Bertels (Snider), 8-3
Ella Ross/Lilyana Suarez (B) d. Paige Fillenwarth/Allyson Kinsey (DeKalb), 8-5
Maddy Birk/Maggie Steiner (NorthWood) d. Ella Ross/Lilyana Suarez, 8-1
