Leopards Nipped by Undefeated Tigers 3-2 – Girls Tennis
Warren Howland 3, Louisville 2
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Tennis Team was edged by the visiting Warren Howland Tigers 3-2 Tuesday Evening at Louisville High School. With the loss, Louisville drops to 2-4 on the season.
Rachel Kibler led the way for the Lady Leopards in #1 singles with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over the Tigers’ Francesca Elisco. Kibler is now 5-1 on the season in singles play.
Louisville Head Coach Rod Hall shifted the LHS lineup to combat a tough trio of Howland singles players. The standard #2 LHS singles player Sherilynn Mullett and the usual #3 LHS singles player Jade Thomas teamed up to win in #1 doubles 6-3, 6-0 over Warren’s Gianna Carbone & Rachel Delida.
The Tigers won both #2 and #3 singles in straight sets to leave deciding team point up to the result of the #2 doubles match. The Lady Leopards #2 doubles team of Bailey Menegay & Katie Yarnall fell in a tie-breaker in both sets 7-6, 7-6. The victorious #2 Howland doubles team of Chelsea Moorhead & Malorie Fluent won the match to help lift the Tigers to victory.
Singles winners for Howland included Kate Li (6-0, 6-0) in #2 singles and Alena Lerakis (6-3, 6-1) in #3 singles. HHS is now an unbeaten 3-0 on the season.
The Lady Leopards are 1-1 against the Lady Tigers all-time. Louisville defeated Howland 4-1 at home last season.
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Marlington Dukes on Wednesday, August 19 at 4:00 PM.
