Wins came in every division for Iola High’s Fillies Thursday at home. The Fillies went 2-1 in both singles and both doubles competition.
The Fillies finished second in their home quadrangular tennis meet. Independence placed first with Parsons in third and Columbus in fourth.
“I’m pleased with how we competed with just a little over two weeks of practice under our belt,” said Jennifer Bycroft, Fillies’ head coach. “I was thrilled to see our singles players get a victory, especially on our home court.”
Katana Smith played in the No. 1 singles spot for Iola. After getting an 8-0 default win over Columbus, which didn’t bring singles players, K. Smith lost 8-3 to Ashlyn Conner of Independence.
Katana Smith bounced back to beat Emily Gatewood of Parsons 8-4.
Playing the No. 2 singles for the Fillies was Megan Smith. She also had an 8-0 default win over Columbus.
Megan Smith lost to Caringtyn Julian of Independence 8-0. She rallied to win a closely contested match 8-6 over Rayleigh Long of Parsons.
“These wins should boost Katana and Megan’s confidence,” Bycroft said.
Abbey St. Clair and Alexis Hobbs opened No. 1 doubles play for Iola with an 8-1 victory over Columbus’ Derfelt and Davolt. The Iola duo lost 8-0 to Independence’s Derrick and Miller.
St. Clair and Hobbs finished up the day with a victory. They defeated Stephens and Boydston of Parsons 8-3.
In No. 2 doubles action, Shelby Reno and Bobbi Sinclair notched an 8-1 win over Columbus’ Delmont and Johnson. They lost 8-2 to Cox and Papen of Independence.
Reno and Sinclair came up with a big win over Parsons’ Benavides and Gandhi to close the action for the day. The Iola pair won 8-7 by winning the tiebreaker 7-5.
“Bobbi played very well being a freshman and with only one junior varsity match played,” Bycroft said. “We had some double faults in our doubles play, which I never like to see.
“We still have more to work on in practices. But I’m excited about finishing second as a team.”
The IHS junior varsity plays at Labette County Tuesday. The Fillies’ varsity travels to Independence next Thursday.
