Playing without new mother Paulik, Rochester sweeps singles, beats Southwood

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Ella McCarter Taylor Howard Rylee Clevenger

Girls tennis

Rochester 3, Southwood 2 (Monday): Ella McCarter, Taylor Howard and Rylee Clevenger each won at singles to lead the Rochester girls tennis team to a Three Rivers Conference home win over Southwood at the RHS courts Monday.

McCarter knocked off Courtney Finney 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, Taylor Howard topped Lucy Vandermark 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2, and Clevenger blanked Colleen Boardman 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3.

In doubles play, Sophie McCall and Chloe Nichols lost to Dakota Schipper and Lydia Topliff 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8) at No. 1, and Vivian Miller and Abriella St. Martin dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision to Guilia Colombini and Vada Stouffer at No. 2.

Southwood won the JV match 1-0.

Rochester played without coach Adrian Paulik, who is on maternity leave. Paulik gave birth to a daughter on Thursday named Ripley Grace.

Assistant coach Markis Smiley, Ripley’s father, coached the team in her place.

Results: Rochester 3, Southwood 2

Singles

Ella McCarter (RHS) def. Courtney Finney (SW), 6-0, 6-1

Taylor Howard (RHS) def. Lucy Vandermark (SW), 6-4, 6-4

Rylee Clevenger (RHS) def. Colleen Boardman (SW), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

Dakota Schipper-Lydia Topliff (SW) def. Sophie McCall-Chloe Nichols (RHS), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8)

Guilia Colombini-Vada Stouffer (SW) def. Vivian Miller-Abriella St. Martin (RHS), 6-1, 6-1

JV results: Southwood 1, Rochester 0