Paw Paw blanks Dowagiac tennis in season opener
Published 8:41 pm Saturday, April 16, 2016
Dowagiac’s Micaela Ruff returns a shot in the Chieftains’ season opener against Paw Paw. (Leader photo/SCOTT NOVAK)
Visiting Paw Paw spoiled the 2016 debut of the Dowagiac tennis team with an 8-0 Wolverine Conference victory Monday.
The Redskins dominated the singles flights, losing just 11 games.
Dowagiac’s best match of the day was at No. 4 doubles where Jaime O’Brien and Arissa Geegan were defeated by Cheyenne Dooley and Anastasia Minott 6-3 and 7-5.
PAW PAW 8, DOWAGIAC 0
At Dowagiac
Singles
1. Kendall Welling (PP) d. Luda Dickson-French 6-0, 6-0; 2. Katie Simmon (PP) d. Mary Bonomo 6-3, 6-4; 3. Shelby Engler (PP) d. Micaela Ruff 6-3, 6-0; 4. Megan McCaw (PP) d. Brittany Malin 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Paw Paw d. Kelly Rafferty-Kaley Brogan 6-4, 6-3; 2. Erica Holter-Jade Balkema (PP) d. Hailee Green-MacKenzie Brooks 6-0, 6-2; 3. Rebecca Lamahiev-Kelsie Imus (PP) d. Lexi Chorba-Ally Hale 6-3, 6-1; 4. Cheyenne Dooley-Anastasia Minott (PP) d. Jaime O’Brien-Arissa Geegan 6-3, 7-5.
Varsity record: Dowagiac 0-1.
