MTZ girls tennis loses on the road against St. Thomas More

By BLAKE FAITH
Staff Writer

The Mt. Zion girls tennis team lost on the road this week against St. Thomas More 7-2. Their lone points came from Audrey Bradford and Peyton Schroeder.

Audrey Bradford played at the No. 2 slot for the Braves. She defeated her opponent Audrey Horn in both sets by a score of 6-2.

Schroeder played at the No. 5 slot for the Braves. She defeated Emma Graham with a 6-0 set and 6-3 set.

At the No. 1 slot St. Thomas More’s Maddy Swisher defeated Allison Bradford in two 6-0 sets. At the No. 3 slot St. Thomas More’s Nora Kelley defeated Alexis Mallory in two 6-4 sets.

At No. 4 St. Thomas More’s Kambyl Stipes defeated Kayla Schnipple in a 6-0 set and a 6-1 set. To wrap-up singles play St. Thomas More’s Sofia Vavrico defeated Piper Crowder in a 7-6 set and 6-0 set.

In doubles play, St. Thomas More won all three doubles points. In the No. 1 match, Swisher and Stipes defeated Allison Bradford and Mallory in with a 6-4 set and 6-2 set.

In the No. 2 match Horn and Kelley defeated Audrey Bradford and Schnipple. The Braves’ paid forced three sets and won one 6-3, but lost two straight sets.

In the No. 3 match, Graham and Vavrick defeated Schroeder and Crowder in a 6-0 set and a 6-1 set.

The Mt. Zion girls tennis team’s overall record drops to 1-2 on the season. This week the team will play its first meet on the road against Lincoln and then host Charleston for senior day.