Hillsboro Lady Indians tennis starts season with 4 wins in 6 matches
Lead Summary
By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
HILLSBORO — In their first six matches of the 2020 season, the Hillsboro Lady Indians tennis team is off to a strong start — one of their very best starts in recent memory. In their six matches played, the Lady Indians stand at 4-2 overall, with a 3-1 record in the Frontier Athletic Conference.
Hillsboro opened their 2020 season with a non-conference win over the Western Brown Lady Broncos on Aug. 10, winning by a team score of 4-1. HHS won in first singles when junior Sara Newsome won with scores of 6-1, 4-1. The second singles match with junior Mariam Studebaker of HHS did not finish.
In third singles, Alexia Nicholas, a senior from HHS, fell in two by scores of 2-6, 1-6. The Lady Indians won both doubles matches as the first doubles team of Abigail Koogler (a sophomore) and Haley Norman (a junior) won their match with a tiebreaker by scores of 6-3 and 6-6 (7-3). The second doubles match saw Hillsboro win with the team of senior Caroline Crouch and Aubrey Schurman (a sophomore) win by scores of 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Next was a match on Aug. 11 when HHS won an FAC match over the Washington Lady Blue Lions in Hillsboro by a 4-1 team score.
HHS lost the first singles match with Newsome falling by scores of 2-6, 3-6. In second singles, Studebaker won by scores of 6-1, 6-1. In the third singles match, it was Nicholas winning with scores of 6-0, 6-2.
The first doubles team for HHS of Koogler and Norman won by scores of 7-6, 6-4. The second doubles team for the Lady Indians saw Crouch and Schurman win with scores of 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Hillsboro defeated the Miami Trace Lady Panthers on Aug. 13, winning their third match of the season and second FAC match.
Newsome was the winner in first singles at 6-1, 6-2. In second singles, it was Studebaker winning at 6-4, 6-3. Nicholas lost the third singles match with each player winning a set, while MT won the final tiebreaker.
In doubles action, Koogler and Norman won by scores of 6-2, 6-4. The second doubles match saw Hillsboro’s Crouch and Schurman win at 6-3, 6-4.
HHS rallied back on Aug. 20 to win in the FAC with a 3-2 team win over the Jackson Ironladies in Jackson.
The Lady Indians saw Newsome win in first singles at 6-3, 6-4, then in second singles Studebaker won with scores of 6-3, 6-6(8-6). The third singles win came from Nicholas at 6-3, 6-1.
HHS lost in first doubles with Koogler and Norman falling by scores of 0-6, 6-2, 1-6. The second doubles team of Crouch and Schurman lost by scores of 1-6, 0-6.
On Saturday (Aug. 22), the Lady Indians were swept by Wheelersburg, 5-0 in non-conference action.
Next for HHS is a match on Monday, Aug. 24 at home vs. Waverly in non-conference play.
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Hillsboro opened their 2020 season with a non-conference win over the Western Brown Lady Broncos on Aug. 10, winning by a team score of 4-1. HHS won in first singles when junior Sara Newsome won with scores of 6-1, 4-1. The second singles match with junior Mariam Studebaker of HHS did not finish.
In third singles, Alexia Nicholas, a senior from HHS, fell in two by scores of 2-6, 1-6. The Lady Indians won both doubles matches as the first doubles team of Abigail Koogler (a sophomore) and Haley Norman (a junior) won their match with a tiebreaker by scores of 6-3 and 6-6 (7-3). The second doubles match saw Hillsboro win with the team of senior Caroline Crouch and Aubrey Schurman (a sophomore) win by scores of 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Next was a match on Aug. 11 when HHS won an FAC match over the Washington Lady Blue Lions in Hillsboro by a 4-1 team score.
HHS lost the first singles match with Newsome falling by scores of 2-6, 3-6. In second singles, Studebaker won by scores of 6-1, 6-1. In the third singles match, it was Nicholas winning with scores of 6-0, 6-2.
The first doubles team for HHS of Koogler and Norman won by scores of 7-6, 6-4. The second doubles team for the Lady Indians saw Crouch and Schurman win with scores of 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Hillsboro defeated the Miami Trace Lady Panthers on Aug. 13, winning their third match of the season and second FAC match.
Newsome was the winner in first singles at 6-1, 6-2. In second singles, it was Studebaker winning at 6-4, 6-3. Nicholas lost the third singles match with each player winning a set, while MT won the final tiebreaker.
In doubles action, Koogler and Norman won by scores of 6-2, 6-4. The second doubles match saw Hillsboro’s Crouch and Schurman win at 6-3, 6-4.
HHS rallied back on Aug. 20 to win in the FAC with a 3-2 team win over the Jackson Ironladies in Jackson.
The Lady Indians saw Newsome win in first singles at 6-3, 6-4, then in second singles Studebaker won with scores of 6-3, 6-6(8-6). The third singles win came from Nicholas at 6-3, 6-1.
HHS lost in first doubles with Koogler and Norman falling by scores of 0-6, 6-2, 1-6. The second doubles team of Crouch and Schurman lost by scores of 1-6, 0-6.
On Saturday (Aug. 22), the Lady Indians were swept by Wheelersburg, 5-0 in non-conference action.
Next for HHS is a match on Monday, Aug. 24 at home vs. Waverly in non-conference play.
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