{"id":36427,"date":"2026-05-07T09:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=36427"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:36:44","slug":"suarez-fights-to-final-point-helps-braves-beat-rival-ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/suarez-fights-to-final-point-helps-braves-beat-rival-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Suarez fights to final point, helps Braves beat rival AC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just a few days after a wild comeback to beat the Bluffton Tigers, the Bellmont Braves scored another victory over a sectional rival with a great third-set performance from senior Lilyana Suarez, who helped her team win 3-2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bri Pruitt jumped into the varsity lineup and helped the Jets earn a point at No. 2 doubles. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Braves had gotten straight-set wins at No. 1 singles from Emma Fuelling and the No. 1 doubles team of Averie Coats and Ella Ross, but Adams Central tied the match at 2-2 with wins at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles from Demi Landis and Brianna Pruitt\/Lexi Linder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Averie Coats and Ella Ross teamed up for a straight-set victory over the Jets at No. 1 doubles. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Suarez had taken the first set from Lila Ringger, but the AC sophomore came back to win the second, forcing a deciding third set for the individual match and the team match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suarez’s win at 6-4 in the third gave the Braves the win and keeps them as favorites to repeat as sectional champions this season with five seniors in the lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Varsity Scores<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellmont 3 Adams Central 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. 1- Emma Fuelling (B) d. Tenley Hendricks, 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 2-Demi Landis (AC) d. Lillian Jin, 6-3, 7-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 3-Lilyana Suarez (B) d. Lila Ringger, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 1-Ella Ross\/Averie Coats (B) d. Jillian Brotherton\/Emily Bertsch, 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No. 2-Brianna Pruitt\/Lexi Linder (AC) d. Sofia Steury\/Veronica Franz, 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junior Varsity Matches<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myah Ripple (AC) d. Sammi Knipstein, 8-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elle Laurent (B) d. Adia Hildebrand, 8-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayla Biberstine\/Ellie Lengerich (AC) d. Brea Shoaf\/Sammi Knipstein, 6-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naomi Byer\/Mia Manich (AC) d. Brea Shoaf\/Sammy Knipstein, 6-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ava Mulenkamp\/Brielle Yergler (AC) d. Addison Rich\/Paige Black, 6-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kavya Aschliman\/Daisy Hindenlang (AC) d. Addison Rich\/Paige Black, 6-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophie Kipfer\/Ellie Nidlinger (AC) d. Elle Laurent\/Paige Black, 6-1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Just a few days after a wild comeback to beat the Bluffton Tigers, the Bellmont Braves scored another<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,13,15,26,36],"class_list":["post-36427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-bellmont","tag-featured","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_7218.jpeg?fit=2220%2C2368&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36437,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36427\/revisions\/36437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}