Bulldogs Advance; Lincoln Falls in Sectional


RICHMOND, Ind. –
The semifinals of the Richmond Girls Tennis Sectional are set after Centerville and the host Red Devils posted wins on Wednesday.

Centerville beat Northeastern 3-2 on the Tiernan Center Courts, while Lincoln fell to Richmond by the same score.

The Bulldogs advance to play Seton Catholic on Thursday. The Red Devils meet Hagerstown in the other semifinal.

Thursday’s winners meet for the title on Friday.

Centerville Head Coach Randy Ecker celebrated his 100th victory as the girls mentor for the Bulldogs.

Richmond 3, Lincoln 2

Singles
No. 1 – Anna Creech (R) def. Jamie Buhl (L) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2 – Rachel Merida (L) def. Mackenzie Cook (R) 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Kami Laymon (L) def. Abby Mayer (R) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Jessica Crane/Karissa Owens (R) def. Ali Reece/Makala Hammons (L) 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Ashley Crane/Alyssa Hollingsworth (R) def. Jenna Bertsch/Riley Flockhart (L) 6-0, 6-1

Centerville 3, Northeastern 2

Singles
No. 1 – Chloe Uphaus (C) def. Emily Fouche (N) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Katy Stewart (C) def. Kelli Drake (N) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Morgan Guenther (C) def. Ashleigh Roberts (N) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
No. 1 – Dayna Newman/Kasey Andrews (N) def. Sidne Thompson/Morgan Toschlog (C) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Morgan Benjamin/Drew Noland (N) def. Alexis King/Rileigh Marshall (C) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3