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MERRILL – Marshfield swept the three doubles matches and went on to a 5-2 win over Merrill in a Wisconsin Valley Conference girls tennis match Tuesday.
The win is the Tigers’ first in the Wisconsin Valley Conference this season as they are now 1-2, as is Merrill.
Hanah Gadke and Ashley Schultz at No. 1, Tylene Dierickx and Alexis Means at No. 2, and Olivia Devadas and Kacy Wesolowski at No. 3 all won doubles matches in straight sets, losing a total of just seven games.
Dara Stichert at No. 2 and McKensey Koran at No. 4 also won singles matches for the Tigers.
On Monday, Marshfield lost to Stevens Point 7-0 in a make-up of a match that was rained out on Sept. 6.
Point won all four singles matches without losing a game. The closest Marshfield came to a victory was at No. 1 doubles, where Schultz and Gadke won the first set 6-4 against Suzie DeBot and Emily Meier, but lost the next two sets 6-2, 6-1.
Marshfield hosts D.C. Everest on Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Boson Tennis Complex at Marshfield High School.
Tuesday’s Match
Marshfield 5, Merrill 2
Singles: 1. Katie Nelson (MER) def. Haley Hauck 6-1, 6-2; 2. Dara Stichert (MAR) def. Lea Beckman 6-3, 6-1; 3. Rachel Rell (MER) def. Jebrina Devadas 6-1, 6-1; 4. McKensey Koran (MAR) def. Sierra Severt 6-4, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Hanah Gadke-Ashley Schultz (MAR) def. Cate Murray-Allison Winter-Reed 6-1, 6-2; 2. Tylene Dierickx (MAR) def. Olivia Wheat-Sierra Humphrey 6-0, 6-0; 3. Olivia Devadas-Kacy Wesolowski (MAR) def. Casie McAlister-Anna Skoviera 6-3, 6-1.
Records: Marshfield 1-2 WVC; Merrill 1-2 WVC.
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Monday’s Match
Stevens Point 7, Marshfield 0
Singles: 1. Emily Luetschwager (SP) def. Dara Stichert 6-0, 6-0; 2. Sabrina Tang (SP) def. Haley Hauck 6-0, 6-0; 3. Kayla Stutesman (SP) def. Emma Michalek 6-0, 6-0; 4. Leah Olsen (SP) def. McKensey Koran 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Suzie DeBot-Emily Meier (SP) def. Ashley Schultz-Hanah Gadke 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; 2. Madison DeBot-Taylor Konczal (SP) def. Alexis Means-Tylene Dierickx 7-5, 6-0; 3. Lillie James-Kaylee Bruneau (SP) def. Kacy Wesolowski-Olivia Devadas 6-1, 6-0.
Records: Marshfield 0-2 WVC; Stevens Point 2-0 WVC.