SJO Tennis defeats Schlarman Academy
By Fred Kroner
St. Joseph-Ogden swept the three doubles matches on Tuesday (Oct. 5) at Danville and handed Schlarman Academy a 7-2 dual-meet loss in girls’ tennis.
The win assures the Spartans (7-4) of no worse than a .500 season with three dual meets remaining.
In doubles, SJ-O’s teams lost a combined five games.
At No. 1 doubles, Hope Rajlich and Kelsey Martlage, topped Maya Jenny and Anna Lehmann, 8-4.
At No. 2 doubles, Spartans Allison Kearney and Angie Chahine teamed up to beat Lilli Perez and Madi Watson, 8-1.
At No. 3 doubles, Abby Behrens and Jacey Lewis swept past Karlee Belton and Evy Kelsey, 8-0.
SJ-O’s singles winners were Claire Huffman (No.2), Ashlyn Lannert (No. 4), Emma Rydell (No. 5) and Katie McDermott (No. 6).
Lannert and Rydell registered 8-0 wins over Lehmann and Belton, respectively. Huffman topped Watson, 8-3, and McDermott defeated Kelsey, 8-5.
SJ-O returns to action on Monday (Oct. 11) for its Senior Night match against Maroa-Forsyth at the UI Atkins Tennis Center. The Spartans have 12 seniors on the roster.