The Whippet Girls’ Tennis Team started the year off in Fort Atkinson as they split dual matches at the East Troy Invitational. The Whippets won their first dual of the year against Edgerton in a 7-0 sweep against the Crimson Tide.
In their second dual match, the Whippets lost to the Monroe Cheesemakers 6-1. The highlight of this dual featured a match against the #1 singles player, sophomore Taryn Rothwell of Whitewater, who won a highly contested match 6-3, 6-6 (7-5) in a second-set tiebreaker against Monroe’s senior Adeline Eckerman. Rothwell went undefeated for the day.
Whitewater 7 Edgerton 0
- #1 Singles Taryn Rothwell (WH) defeated Vanessa Hernandez (EDG) 6-2,6-4
- #2 Singles Lilian Navejas Ortiz (WH) defeated Taylor Johnson (EDG) 6-1, 6-1
- #3 Singles Mari Barajas (WH) defeated Carleigh Reed (EDG) 6-1, 6-1
- #4 Singles Mia Mendez (WH) defeated Jorja B (EDG) 6-1, 6-0
- #1 Doubles Kiana Aranda & Maddie Joseph (WH) defeated Hannah Wileman & Hayden Wileman 6-0,6-1
- #2 Doubles Izzy Lawton & Natalia Casillas (WH) defeated Allison Apple & Angie Cruz (EDG) 6-2, 6-1
- #3 Doubles Maria Pena Aburto & Ruth Lopez (WH) defeated Skarlett Thomas & Genevieve S, 6-0, 6-0
Monroe 6 Whitewater 1
- # 1 Singles Taryn Rothwell (WH) defeated Adeline Eckerman (M) 6-3, 6-6 (7-5)
- #2 Singles Ryehn Dohlmon (M) defeated Lillian Navejas-Ortiz (WH) 6-1, 6-0
- #3 Singles Miah Coppes (M) defeated Mari Barajas (WH) 6-4, 6-0
- #4 Singles Sophia Wu (M) defeated Mia Mendez (WH) 6-1, 6-2
- #1 Doubles Layla Pallason & Riley Svendsen (M) defeated Maddie Joseph & Kiana Aranda 6-0, 6-1
- #2 Doubles Alexis Gertsch & Kaya Halverson (M) defeated Izzy Lawton & Natalia Casillas (WH) 6-3, 6-1
- #3 Doubles Sophie Conway & Caedyn Blackmon (M) defeated Maria Pena-Aburto & Ruth Lopez (WH) 6-1, 6-3
Article and Photos Submitted by Greg Stewart
Whitewater High School Head Tennis Coach
gstewart@wwusd.org
