Perennial area tennis power St. Joseph may not be ranked this season, but don’t tell the Niles players that.

The Bears rolled into town and blanked the Vikings 8-0 in a SMAC West Division match.

With the exception of just singles flight and two doubles flights, St. Joseph dropped just a handful of games in earning the victory.

Niles’ No. 1 singles player, Anna Flahaven battled Teri LaForest tooth and nail before falling 6-5 and 7-6.

The Vikings’ No. 1 doubles team also put up a fight against the Bears’ Grace Cravins and Claire Ottmar before falling 6-3 and 6-4.

At No, 3 doubles, Heaven Draper and Yaideliz Roldan pushed St. Joseph’s Nicole Cluff and Seneoa Masterson before being defeated 6-4 and 7-5.

In the other three singles flights, the Bears lost just 1 game to the Vikings. In the other two doubles flights, St. Joseph lost only two games.

 

St. Joseph…8

Niles…0

Singles

1. Teri LaForest (SJ) d. Anna Flahaven 6-5, 7-6; 2. Hanna Grall (SJ) d. Allie Fuller 6-0, 6-1; 3. Shelby Hancock (SJ) d. Serenity Wagner (SJ) d. 6-0, 6-0; 4. Lauren Defransisco (SJ) d. Rachel Girvin 6-0, 6-0

 

Doubles

1. Grace Cravins-Claire Ottmar (SJ) d. Haley Linville-Abby Rzepka 6-3, 6-4; Venessa Banasik-Autumn Roth (SJ) d. Abby Mattson-Brittany Klingerman 6-1, 6-0; 3. Nicole Cluff-Seneoa Masterson (SJ) d. Heaven Draper-Yaideliz Roldan 6-4, 7-5; 4. Ashley Booth-Shawn Soethe (SJ) d. Autumn Payne-Libby Moody 6-0, 6-1