Rochester girls tennis beats North Judson, gives Paulik first win

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Girls tennis

Rochester 4, North Judson 1 (Thursday): Rily Holloway and Rylee Clevenger won in straight sets at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively, and the doubles teams of Olivia Bailey and Audrey Bolinger at No. 1 and Taylor Howard and Elizabeth Weaver at No. 2 also won in straight sets for the host Rochester girls tennis team in a season-opening win over sectional rival North Judson Thursday.

Holloway won 6-1, 6-4, and Clevenger won 6-1, 6-4. Both were full-time doubles players last year.

Bailey, Bolinger, Howard and Weaver were all playing in their first varsity matches. Bailey and Bolinger won 6-3, 6-1, and Howard and Weaver won 6-3, 6-2.

Ella McCarter lost in straight sets at No. 1 singles.

The win came in the coaching debut for Adrian Paulik, a 2013 Rochester grad.

Rochester also won the JV match 2-0.

Results: Rochester 4, North Judson 1

Singles

Ella McCarter (RHS) lost 6-3, 6-1.

Rily Holloway (RHS) won 6-1, 6-4.

Rylee Clevenger (RHS) won 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

Olivia Bailey-Audrey Bolinger (RHS) won 6-3, 6-1.

Taylor Howard-Elizabeth Weaver (RHS) won 6-3, 6-2.

JV results: Rochester 2, North Judson 0