LHS tennis hosts Yankton, Vermillion and Spearfish
The Lennox High School girls tennis team opened their season on Aug. 12 taking on St. Thomas More in Mitchell. The match started with doubles where St. Thomas More took the win at all four flights. Flight three doubles, which consisted of Gracie Wood and Izzy Gerdes, went to a match tiebreak and had their chances, but unfortunately dropped the match in the end.
In singles, St. Thomas More took the win in six of the flights, but wins did come from Karlie Bosma at #3, Gracie Wood at #5 and Peyton Herlyn at #7. In the end, STM came away with a 7-2 varsity win.
On Tuesday, Aug. 18 Vermilion and Yankton traveled to Lennox for a triangular. Lennox started the day off against Yankton. Yankton took the team win 7-1 with a sweep of the doubles, but Lennox had a long close match at #3 doubles from the duo of Peyton Herlyn and Kenzi Bosma. In singles Yankton took wins at five of the six flights with the only win coming from Nora Alustiza Roitegui at Flight #3 with the score of 10–5.
In JV action wins were scored by Peyton Herlyn, Karissa Iken and Tori Gerdes.
Later that day, the Orioles took on Vermillion and had some long competitive matches. Wins were scored by Brooke Buehner and Karlie Bosma at Flight #1 doubles and by Karlie Bosma at Flight #3, but Vermillion came away with the 7-2 win.
In JV action wins were score by Sierra Wesseling, Kenzie Bosma and Izzy Gerdes.
On Thursday, Aug. 20, Spearfish traveled to Lennox. Lennox won the dual 7–2 with singles wins scored by Karlie Bosma at #3, Ella Ellwein at #4, Maliyah Hofer at #5 and Gracie Wood at #6. In doubles wins were scored by Buehner and Karlie Bosma at #1, Ellwein and Hofer at #2 and Kenzie Bosma and Herlyn at #3.
The Orioles were scheduled to face off against Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Monday, Aug. 24 and will host Milbank this Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. at the LHS tennis courts.
The Orioles will be back in action on Sept. 8 when they host Madison at 4:30 p.m.