LHS tennis goes 2-0-1 in Leavenworth
Leavenworth ? The Lawrence High girls tennis team opened the 2016 season by winning two and tying one at Thursday’s tennis quad at Leavenworth.
Led by singles victories from Chisato Kimura (8-0) and Nina Givotovsky (8-0), LHS swept Shawnee Mission North, 4-0, in its most convincing win of the day. The Lions took all but one game from the Indians during the match.
The No. 1 doubles team of Natalie Cote and Chloe Thornton also won 8-1 while Mia Water and Satori Good teamed to top SM North, 8-0, in No. 2 doubles action.
LHS also defeated host Leavenworth, 3-1, with Givotovsky winning the No. 2 singles match, 8-2, and Cote-Thornton winning the No. 1 doubles showdown 8-2. Water and teammate Caitlyn Kliem won in No. 2 doubles action, 8-2. All four battles were decided by the 8-2 score.
In the opening match of the afternoon, the Lions tied Gardner-Edgerton 2-2, with Givotovsky (8-1) and Cote-Thorton (8-6) each winning for the Lions.
Next up, LHS will host the Lawrence quad at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Chalk Park.
Thursday at Leavenworth Quad
LHS 2, Gardner-Edgerton 2
Rylie Mueller, GE, def. Chisato Kimura, 8-4
Nina Givotovsky, LHS, def. Abby Keeney, 8-1
Natalie Cote/Chloe Thornton, LHS, def. Alexis Headrick/Korah Calvin, 8-6
Sara Ulmer/Kenna Gillespie, GE, def. Caitlyn Kliem/Satori Good, 8-5.
LHS 4, SM North 0
Kimura, LHS, def. Jenny Flores, 8-0
Givotovsky, LHS, def. Isabel Rodriguez, 8-0
Cote/Thornton, LHS, def. Kitana Ratanavong/Callie Pierce, 8-1
Mia Water/Good, LHS, def. Baily Newman/Jewelly Godinas, 8-0
LHS 3, Leavenworth 1
Meredith Roberts, Leavenworth, def. Kimura, 8-2
Givotovsky, LHS, def. Gabrielle Henry, 8-2
Cote/Thornton, LHS, def. Caroline Wooten/Alexis Cole, 8-2
Kliem/Water, LHS, def. Carolanne Perry/Anna Waugh, 8-2