Girls Tennis Loses Hard Fought Match to Ottawa Hills

The Lady Bears hosted Ottawa Hills on Saturday morning and lost by a score of 2-3. Courtney Kendrick and the doubles team of Lilly Cox/Emma Elkins each won their matches in straight sets. With the match tied up 2-2, the doubles team of Ava Lambert/Lucy Vashaw found themselves in a three-set battle. Though they ultimately came up short, they fought hard until the very end over the course of two and a half hours. There was great play on all courts and the team will look to rebound on Monday against Shelby for their next round of the OTCA team tournament. Individual scores are listed below:

BRYAN-2

Ottawa Hills-3

1st Singles: Taylor Kayse (OH) def. Caitlyn DeWitt: 6-2, 6-1

2nd Singles: Bryn Tangeman (OH) def. Myleigh Andrews: 6-2, 6-1

3rd Singles: Courtney Kendrick (B) def. Cora Urfer: 6-0, 6-0

1st Doubles: Nikhila Navaneeth/Lorena Guardia (OH) def. Lucy Vashaw/Ava Lambert: 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)

2nd Doubles: Lilly Cox/Emma Elkins (B) def. Elsa Gehlina/Noora Khan-Akbani: 6-2, 6-2

JV Winners: Shayla Frank, Elleah Davis, Sammie Kellogg, Emma Schalde, Mya Parker, and Ashley Mays

Season Record: 8-2

Next: OTCA Match, Home vs. Shelby, Monday 9/9 @ 2:15pm