Newton girls tennis falls to LHC rival DCG
Sep. 9—GRIMES — Dallas Center-Grimes defeated the Newton girls tennis team 9-2 on Monday. But the Little Hawkeye Conference matchup was closer than the score indicates.
Makenzie Clark won her match at No. 5 singles and then teamed up with Camryn Andrew to win at No. 3 doubles, but the Cardinals lost a third-set tiebreaker and a pair of doubles matches were decided by a total of four games.
Camryn Andrew
DCG won its third straight overall, and the Mustangs (4-7, 2-4 in the conference) downed Newton for the first time in the series since 2023.
The Cardinals (1-7, 1-5) did not have the services of No. 1 player Morgan Frehse in the loss.
Clark claimed a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win at No. 5 singles, but that was Newton's only singles win.
Ava Williams fell 6-3, 0-6, 13-11 at No. 4 singles, but Clark and Andrew scored a come-from-behind 5-7, 6-0, 11-9 victory at No. 3 doubles.
Ava Williams
Brooklyn Sterling and Sloan Brodersen teamed up at No. 1 doubles and Kaetlin McPartlin and Williams joined forces at No. 2 doubles. Both teams fell 7-5, 6-4 and Kenzly Brant and Haylie Milheiser lost their first set 6-4 at No. 4 doubles.
Brodersen lost 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, McPartlin fell 6-3 in her second set at No .3 singles and Mackenzie Cupples and Sadie Stiles lost their first set 6-3 at No. 5 doubles.
