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WAUSAU – Marshfield won three flight titles and tied Wisconsin Rapids for first place at the 2024 Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Tennis Tournament on Thursday at Wausau East High School.
Halle Rachu won the No. 4 singles title, and the No. 2 doubles team of Audrey Luedtke and Aubrey Layton, and the No. 3 doubles team of Madeline Kloos and Sophia Rosandich won conference championships for the Tigers.
Combining points earned from the regular-season dual meet schedule, Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau West ended up tied for the WVC title with 95 points, with Marshfield third with 85. The third-place overall finish is Marshfield’s best since placing third in 2015.
Talia Soskos at No. 3 singles and the No. 1 doubles team of Lucy Luedtke and Isabel Krueger earned runner-up finishes for the Tigers.
Marshfield will compete at a WIAA Division 1 subsectional on Monday at Rhinelander. The sectional meet is Wednesday at the Menard Tennis Center in Eau Claire.
2024 Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Tennis Tournament
Oct. 3, at Wausau East High School
Team scores: 1. Wisconsin Rapids and Marshfield 29; 3. Wausau West 27; 4. Stevens Point 15; 5. D.C. Everest 12; 6. Wausau East 10; 7. Merrill 4.
Final overall team standings (including dual meet scores): 1. Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau West 95; 3. Marshfield 85; 4. Stevens Point 71; 5. Wausau East 34; 6. D.C. Everest 30; 7. Merrill 10.
No. 1 Singles
Championship: Mia Bailey (WW) def. Hayley Jensen (WR), 6-2, 6-1.
Third place: Abbey Olson (WE) def. Lily Meeks (SP), 6-3, 6-2.
Fifth place: Lillian Griesbach (MAR) def. Emily Frahm (MER), 6-2, 6-3.
No. 2 Singles
Championship: Lilly Wittwer (WW) def. Abbey Gust (WR), 6-0, 6-1.
Third place: Mali Palmer (SP) def. Talia Schlindwein (WE), 6-4, 6-1.
Fifth place: Brooklyn Costa (DC) def. Maddie Kundinger (MAR), 6-2, 6-2.
No. 3 Singles
Championship: Sydney Holberg (WR) def. Talia Soskos (MAR), 6-0, 6-1.
Third place: Elizabeth Chan (WE) def. Emily Lucht (WW), 7-5, 6-3.
Fifth place: Kayla Peterman (SP) def. Claire Hintz (MER), 6-0, 6-1.
No. 4 Singles
Championship: Halle Rachu (MAR) def. Layla Wesolek (WR), 6-3, 5-7, 10-5.
Third place: Carmen Ghidorzi (WW) def. Kelsie Kerchefski (SP), 6-4, 6-1.
Fifth place: Holly Hahn (DC) def. Greta Peterson (MER), 7-5, 7-5.
No. 1 Doubles
Championship: Mallory Smogoleski-Rachel Harder (WW) def. Lucy Luedtke-Isabel Krueger (MAR) 6-1, 6-2.
Third place: Jenna Wentland-Julia Krueger (WR) def. Elizabeth Fish-Emma Ekstrand (SP), 7-5, 6-4.
Fifth place: Qiarie Burns- Emily Ringwelski (DC) def. Sarah Rell-Jenna Malluege (MER), 6-0, 6-4.
No. 2 Doubles
Championship: Audrey Luedtke-Aubrey Layton (MAR) def. Annabelle Ross-Sierra Dillingham (WR), 6-2, 6-4.
Third place: Izabel Lezcano- Kali Rutta (DC) def. KayBri Marchel-Haley Champeau (SP), 6-2, 6-4.
Fifth place: Stella Olson-Layne Fuller (WW) def. Naomi Potter-Scout Sweeney (WE), 6-1, 6-1.
No. 3 Doubles
Championship: 1. Madeline Kloos-Sophia Rosandich (MAR) def. Alison Stultz-Stella Kuhn (WR), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 10-8.
Third place: Brynn Kampmann-Sheila Lee (DC) def. Isabel Feist-Lily Harger (SP), 6-3, 6-1.
Fifth place: Jerzy Haubert-Sophie Seubert (WW) def. Taryn Throm-Alaina Baken (WE), 6-1, 6-2.