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WAUSAU – Marshfield’s top singles player Nadeen Lieberman, and the No. 3 doubles team of Olivia Haessly and Emily Seidel each went 2-1 to finish second on Thursday at the Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Tennis Tournament at Wausau East and West high schools.
Lieberman, a freshman, beat Kelli Miles of Wausau East 6-2, 6-2, to reach the No. 1 singles finals before losing to Gabbi Kitchell of D.C. Everest. Lieberman ends the regular season with a 17-8 record.
Haessly and Seidel beat teams from D.C. Everest and Wausau East in straight sets before losing 6-4, 6-4, to Zoe Hoche and Juliet Champion from Stevens Point in the championship match.
Marshfield placed fourth out of seven teams in the standings, with Wausau East claiming the Wisconsin Valley Conference title.
Lara Prebble placed third at No. 3 singles for the Tigers, beating Annie DeBroux of Merrill 6-1, 6-2, in the third-place match.
Erin Ott and Jenny Madden took fourth at No. 1 doubles, dropping the third-place match to Michelle Brandt and Kate Peterson of Wausau West in a three-set marathon, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-2.
The Tigers will take part in the WIAA Division 1 subsectional on Monday at D.C. Everest. The sectional tournament is Wednesday at Wausau East.
2012 Wisconsin Valley Conference Girls Tennis Tournament
Team standings: 1. Wausau East 31; 2. Stevens Point 21; 3. Wisconsin Rapids 20; 4. Marshfield 18; 5. Wausau West 15; 6. D.C. Everest 12; 7. Merrill 9.
Championship matches
Singles: 1. Gabi Kitchell (DC) def. Nadeen Lieberman (MAR) 6-2, 6-0; 2. Erin Lemmer (WE) def. Tessa Arendt (WR) 6-2, 6-3; 3. Anna Baumann (WE) def. Allison Brost (WR) 6-1, 6-0; 4. Michaela Gunseor (WW) def. Claudia Schoeb (WE) 6-4, 6-2.
Doubles: 1. Caroline Krolicki-Mallory Wanserski (WE) def. Liz Hintz-Teresa Glodosky (WR) 6-2, 6-0; 2. Kate Vruwink-Sarah Stauner (WR) def. Kauyer Lor-Allie McGreaham (SP) 6-4, 6-4; 3. Zoe Hoche-Juliet Champion (SP) def. Olivia Haessly-Emily Seidel (MAR) 6-4, 6-4.
Third-place matches
Singles: 1. Kelli Miles (WE) def. Hannah Champion (SP) 6-2, 6-3; 2. Sydney Snoeyenbos (WW) def. Samara Suomi (SP) 6-2, 6-2; 3. Lara Prebble (MAR) def. Annie DeBroux (MER) 6-1, 6-2; 4. Lily Firkus (SP) def. Krishna Patel (MAR) 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Michelle Brandt-Kate Peterson (WW) def. Erin Ott-Jenny Madden (MAR) 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-2; 2. Olivia Nass-Carissa Meyer (WE) def. Karina Baacke-Morgan Thompson (MER) 7-5, 6-4; 3. Kali Sather-Katie Maahs (WE) def. Amanda Leitzke-Ashley Ollhoff (MER) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Consolation matches
Singles: 1. Megan Hughes (WR) def. Leah Johnson (MER) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Becca Bacon (DC) def. Martha Kupfer (MAR) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3; 3. Jaide Barber (SP) def. Melissa Panetta (WW) 6-1, 6-2; 4. Therese Renaud (MER) def. Bridget Barry (DC) 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Kate Dumke-Maddie Tosseth (SP) def. Elyssa Kraeger-Makenzie Williams (DC) 6-1, 2-0 retired; 2. Emily Serchen-Taylor Hardinger (MAR) def. Jenna Maly-Kenzie Bradley (DC) 6-1, 6-1; 3. Kate Wessels-Paige Wonders (WW) def. Emily Adams-Kristin Houle (DC) 6-2, 6-3.