BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS
Sports Editor, RTC
Girls tennis
Valley takes 2nd at Bremen Invite (Saturday): The Valley girls tennis team went 1-1 on the day and finished second out of four teams at the Bremen Invitational Saturday.
Valley lost to NorthWood 5-0 but came back to beat John Glenn 3-0. The final two matches against John Glenn could not be completed due to inclement weather, and the match against Bremen was canceled due to inclement weather.
Karegan Callahan and Lydia Miller each went 1-1 on the day at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken went 1-1 on the day at No. 1 doubles.
NorthWood went 2-0 and won the tournament.
RESULTS: NORTHWOOD 5, VALLEY 0
Singles
Karegan Callahan (TV) lost 6-2, 6-1.
Lydia Miller (TV) lost 6-2, 7-5.
Kylee Trepanier (TV) lost 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV) lost 6-1, 6-1.
Sarah Finney-Madelyn Weaver (TV) lost 6-1, 6-0.
RESULTS: VALLEY 3, JOHN GLENN 0
Singles
Karegan Callahan (TV) won 6-0, 6-0.
Lydia Miller (TV) won 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles
Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV) won 7-6 (5), 5-7, (10-6)
Whitko 4, Tippecanoe Valley 1 (April 20): Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken recovered after dropping the second set to win in three sets at No. 1 doubles, but the Lady Vikings lost a home match to conference and sectional rival Whitko on April 20.
Ault and Sandbakken won 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 over Jillian Culp and Bailey Wolfe.
Karegan Callahan took the first set off Abbi Frank at No. 1 singles before Frank rallied to win in three sets. Lydia Miller lost in straight sets at No. 2 singles, and Kylee Trepanier lost in straight sets at No. 3 singles.
Sarah Finney and Madelyn Weaver lost in straight sets at No. 2 doubles.
Valley won the JV match 4-1. Sarah Gross, Evy Ramirez, Karley Hallstrom, Maci Parker and Sienna Holder all won for the Valley JV.
RESULTS: WHITKO 4, VALLEY 1
Singles
Abbi Frank (WHI) def. Karegan Callahan (TV), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Anna Arter (WHI) def. Lydia Miller (TV), 6-4, 6-2
Jayda Gregory (WHI) def. Kylee Trepanier (TV), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV) def. Jillian Culp-Bailey Wolfe (WHI), 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
Hannah Moore-Grace Burnworth (WHI) def. Sarah Finney-Madelyn Weaver (TV), 7-5, 6-2
Valley takes 5th at Plymouth Invite (April 15): The Valley girls tennis team scored 14 points and placed fifth out of eight teams at the Plymouth Invitational on April 15.
Karegan Callahan placed third at No. 2 singles, and Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken took third at No. 1 doubles. Talia Holder was fifth at No. 3 singles. Lydia Miller took seventh at No. 1 singles, and Sarah Finney and Madelyn Weaver took seventh at No. 2 doubles.
Other participating teams included Kankakee Valley, Fairfield, Crown Point, Plymouth, Peru, LaVille and Triton.
Tippecanoe Valley 3, Columbia City 2 (April 14): Sarah Finney and Madelyn Weaver won a third-set tiebreak to clinch Valley’s road win over sectional rival Columbia City on April 14.
Finney and Weaver won 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (5) over Kennedy Hill and Avery Story at No. 2 doubles.
Valley’s other wins came from Karegan Callahan, who beat Olivia More 6-4, 6-4 at No. 2 singles; and Talia Holder, who edged out Olivia Woodward 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.
Lydia Miller lost in straight sets at No. 1 singles to Kyndra Sheets, and Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken lost in a third-set tiebreak to Breanna Taylor and Lindsay Taylor 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) at No. 1 doubles.
Kyle Trepanier won 8-5 at No. 1 JV singles, and Karley Hallsstrom and Maci Parker won 8-3 at No. 1 JV doubles.
RESULTS: VALLEY 3, COLUMBIA CITY 2
Singles
Kyndra Sheets (CC) def. Lydia Miller (TV), 6-2, 6-1
Karegan Callahan (TV) def. Olivia More (CC), 6-4, 6-4
Talia Holder (TV) def. Olivia Woodward (CC), 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
Doubles
Breanna Taylor-Lindsay Taylor (CC) def. Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)
Sarah Finney-Madelyn Weaver (TV) def. Kennedy Hill-Avery Story (CC), 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
Tippecanoe Valley 5, Knox 0 (April 13): Valley won all five matches in straight sets against visiting Knox on April 13 to improve to 2-0.
Lydia Miller beat Lauren Combs 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, and Karegan Callahan and Talia Holder lost two games combined at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively.
Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken won 6-4, 6-0 over Sam McGrath and Journey Weber at No. 1 doubles, and Sarah Finney and Madelyn Weaver beat Abrianna Austin and Miranda McCarty 6-2, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
Kylee Trepanier and Sarah Gross won JV singles matches, and Sienna Holder-Maci Parker, Ava Minix-Campbell Nellans, Joanna Acosta-Juliann Gonzalez and Lelin Gallego-Ella Kim all won JV doubles matches.
RESULTS: VALLEY 5, KNOX 0
Singles
Lydia Miller (TV) def. Lauren Combs (KNOX), 6-4, 6-3
Karegan Callahan (TV) def. Ellah Fairchild (KNOX), 6-1, 6-0
Talia Holder (TV) def. Cadence Risner (KNOX), 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV) def. Sam McGrath-Journey Weber (KNOX), 6-4, 6-0
Sarah Finney-Madelyn Weaver (TV) def. Abrianna Austin-Miranda McCarty (KNOX), 6-2, 6-1
Tippecanoe Valley 3, Triton 2 (April 12): Karegan Callahan won at No. 2 singles, and Valley also won both doubles matches in a road win over Triton in their season opener on April 12.
Lily Ault and Ella Sandbakken cruised past Kate Howell and Allie Westafer 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles, and Sarah Finney and Madelyn Weaver recovered after losing the second set to beat Gwyneth Borsa and Nadia Stetler 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Lydia Miller lost in straight sets at No. 1 singles to Danica Kuntz, and Talia Holder lost in straight sets at No. 3 singles to Cheyenne Hawley.
The JV match ended in a 1-1 tie. Kylee Trepanier won 8-0 at No. 1 singles.
RESULTS: VALLEY 3, TRITON 2
Singles
Danica Kuntz (TRI) def. Lydia Miller (TV), 6-0, 6-1.
Karegan Callahan (TV) def. Jenna Bules (TRI), 6-4, 6-3
Cheyenne Hawley (TRI) def. Talia Holder (TV), 6-0, 6-3
Doubles
Lily Ault-Ella Sandbakken (TV) def. Kate Howell-Allie Westafer (TRI), 6-0, 6-2
Sarah Finney-Madelyn Weaver (TV) def. Gwyneth Borsa-Nadia Stetler (TRI), 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
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