Lady Eddies victorious

Published 7:32 am Wednesday, April 9, 2008

By By SCOTT NOVAK / Vigilant/Argus
NILES – It has been a while since host Niles and Edwardsburg had been on the tennis court.
The Lady Vikings and Lady Eddies each had one match under their belts heading into Monday afternoon's non-conference contest.
Edwardsburg swept the singles flights on its way to a 6-2 win over Niles.
"Niles is always very competitive, so it was a good match," Edwardsburg coach Kim Bartz said. "We had some strong singles play and our No. 3 and No. 4 doubles teams came through. I thought we hit the ball well, especially for our first day back from spring break."
Freshman Abby Watkins blanked Niles' Rachel Horn at No. 1 singles 6-0 and 6-0 to lead the sweep for the Lady Eddies.
Miriam Agudo defeated Sara Stenstrom in straight sets at No. 2 singles, while C.C. Roberts lost just one game in defeating the Lady Vikings' Kyra Carpenter in the third position.
At No. 4 singles, Amanda Pietrzak pulled out a hard-fought 6-4 and 7-6 decision over Niles' Angeles Palma.
The Lady Vikings picked up their two victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles.
The pairing of Lena Cramer and April Lee knocked off Jenee Antonio and Ashley Marske at the first flight 6-2 and 6-4. At No. 2 doubles, Niles' Ali Landgraf and Katie Bourbannais defeated Kirsten Slack and Cassie DeMerchant 6-3 and 6-0.
"I thought we played pretty well," Niles coach Jill Weber said. "My No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams were the only ones that won and they played fantastic. We were on spring break last week and only had six of our 12 girls here for practice. I thought we were a little bit rusty. But everybody is excited about getting a chance to play them (Edwardsburg) again on Saturday."
Niles will compete in the Edwardsburg Invitational on Saturday.
Weber added that she is looking forward to hitting the courts today for a practice session with her entire squad.
"Overall, I felt we were hitting the ball pretty well," she said. "We just need to get a little more consistent."
Edwardsburg…6
Niles…2
Singles
1. Abby Watkins (E) d. Rachel Horn 6-0, 6-0; 2. Miriam Agudo (E) d. Sara Stenstrom 6-3, 6-2; 3. C.C. Roberts (E) d. Kyra Carpenter 6-1, 6-0; Amanda Pietrzak (E) d. Angeles Palma 6-4, 7-6
Doubles
1. Lena Cramer/April Lee (N) d. Jenee Antoniu/Ashley Marshke 6-2, 6-4; 2. Ali Landgraf/Katie Bourbannais (N) d. Kirsten Slack/Cassie DeMerchant 6-3, 6-0; 3. Katie Dutoi/Allison Funkhouser (E) d. Lauren Girvin/Meg Hein 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; 4. Christina Boesler/Lauren Clark (E) d. Sarah Rouse/Haley Davis 6-1, 6-0
Junior Varsity score: Edwardsburg 8, Niles 0