MHS netters claim two dual meets

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Posted 9/28/17

The Mendota Lady Trojans managed to squeak out a 3-2 victory over Rockford Lutheran in varsity tennis action on Sept. 19 at the MHS courts.

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MHS netters claim two dual meets

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Mendota’s Iris Espinoza locks in on the ball for a forehand return shot during a meet with Rockford Lutheran on Sept. 19 at the MHS courts. (Reporter photo)

The Mendota Lady Trojans managed to squeak out a 3-2 victory over Rockford Lutheran in varsity tennis action on Sept. 19 at the MHS courts.

Iris Espinoza and Grace Brandner swept through the singles matches for Mendota, while Emma Guelde and Natalie Landgraf earned a hard-fought doubles win to put the Lady Trojans over the top.

Sept. 19

Mendota 3, Rockford Lutheran 2

Singles:  No. 1 – Iris Espinoza (M) def. Richardson (RL), 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Grace Brandner (M) def. Chester (RL), 6-0, 6-3

Doubles:  No. 1 – Larson-Guse (RL) def. Leslee Thorson-Marie Barnickel (M), 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Prabhaker-Chilton (RL) def. Emma Boatman-Cheyenne West (M), 4-6, 7-5 (11-9); No. 3 – Emma Guelde-Natalie Landgraf (M) def. Honis-Jarvis (RL), 1-6, 6-3 (10-8)

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The Lady Trojans competed in the LaSalle-Peru Invitational on Sept. 23. The team finished fifth in the standings.

Espinoza took third place at No. 1 singles, while Brandner was fifth at No. 2 singles.

Sept. 23 – LP Invite

No. 1 singles: Espinoza (M) def. Richardson (Rockford Lutheran), 6-0, 6-1; Disharoon (Dunlap) def. Espinoza (M), 6-0, 6-2; Espinoza (M) def. Ferrari (LP), 6-2, 6-1

No. 2 singles: Bernardoni (LP) def. Brandner (M), 6-1, 6-2; Brandner (M) def. Kirchhoff (Sterling), 6-1, 6-4; Brandner (M) def. Pappas (East Moline), 6-3, 6-0

No. 1 doubles: Stark-Naryanan (Dunlap) def. Barnickel-Guelde (M), 6-0, 6-0; Chino-Grell (Sterling) def. Barnickel-Guelde (M), 6-0, 6-1; Barnickel-Guelde (M) won forfeit over Princeton

No. 2 doubles: Borg-Hochstatter (Princeton) def. Boatman-Katherine Wohrley (M), 7-6, 6-4; Prabhakar-Chilton (Rockford Lutheran) def. Boatman-Wohrley (M), 6-2, 6-3; Boatman-Wohrley (M) def. Ruiz-Li (East Moline), 9-8 (10-6).

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Mendota had an easy time in taking down Rochelle, 5-0, on Sept. 25 at the MHS courts.

Sept. 25

Mendota 5, Rochelle 0

Singles: No. 1 – Espinoza (M) def. Galvan (R), 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Brandner (M) def. Nava (R), 6-4, 6-4

Doubles: No. 1 – Barnickel-Thorson (M) def. Belmonte-Montelongo (R), 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Boatman-West (M) def. Fulgenas-Calderon (R), 6-1, 6-2; No. 3 – Guelde-Landgraf (M) def. Monfils-Rouch (R), 6-2, 6-2