The Rockbridge County High School girls tennis team suffered a pair of 8-1 Shenandoah District losses last week, falling at Riverheads last Monday before losing at home against Fort Defiance on Thursday.
With the setbacks, the Wildcats fell to 0-11, both overall and in the district.
At Riverheads (5-6 overall and district), RC’s lone winner was Claire Taylor with an 8-6 victory at No. 5 singles. At No. 1 singles, RC’s Corinna Allen battled before falling 9-8 (7-4 tiebreak).
Against Fort Defiance (12-0 overall, 11-0 district), the Wildcats’ lone victory was an 8-3 triumph by Charlotte Taylor at No. 6 singles. At No. 3 doubles, Charlotte teamed up with her sister Claire to lose 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak).
The Wildcats were scheduled to play at Waynesboro on Monday and will continue district action at home against Alleghany on Thursday before visiting Wilson Memorial on Monday. Both matches are scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
RHS 8, RC 1
SINGLES – Molly Fitz (R) d. Corinna Allen (RC) 9-8 (7-4 tiebreak); Maci Eppard (R) d. Diya Gandhi (RC) 8-1; Erika Ashby (R) led Grace Maquera Ramos (RC) 8-7 (stopped due to darkness); Mirana Ayers (R) led Mila Baker 8-7 (stopped due to hurt ankle); Claire Taylor (RC) d. Bryleigh Newlen (R) 8-6; Rebekah Dudley (R) d. Aleaha Strowbridge (RC) 8-2.
DOUBLES – Fitz and Eppard (R) d. Allen and Gandhi (RC) 9-7; Ashby and Ayers (R) d. Ramos and Baker (RC) 8-5; Newlen and Dudley (R) d. Taylor and Strowbridge (RC) 8-3.
FD 8, RC 1
SINGLES – Maecy Ann Frizelle (FD) d. Allen (RC) 8-2; Clara Lambert (FD) d. Gandhi (RC) 8-1; Savanna Monger (FD) d. Ramos (RC) 8-3; Natalie Shaw (FD) d. Baker (RC) 8-0; Tatum Birt (FD) d. Claire Taylor (RC) 8-3; Charlotte Taylor (RC) d. Kendra Gaylor (FD 8-3.
DOUBLES – Frizzelle and Henley Ann Coffman (FD) d. Allen and Gandhi (RC) 8-0; Monger and Clara Lambert (FD) d. Ramos and Baker (RC) 8-2; Marina Mansour and Olivia Lambert (FD) d. Claire and Charlotte Taylor (RC) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak).
