Against heavy winds, the Salida High School Girls’ Tennis team defeated the St Mary’s Pirates 6-1 Thursday. This is a huge win for the team, because it keeps them in
Salida High School girls’ tennis coach Josh Bechtel compared Monday’s match against Pueblo West to the movie “Groundhog’s Day,” as the results, a 4-3 loss, was exactly the same as
Pueblo Central is in second place, four point behind.Â
âToday was as good as I could hope for,â coach Josh Bechtel said. âThe girls were awesome today. Iâm so proud of them.â
Junior Maddie Anderson, the No. 1 singles player, will play Carlie Sweckard from Pueblo South in the finals Friday.
No. 2 doubles team, senior Allyna Bright and junior Lydia Tonnesen will play in the finals against Sage Russell and Khaeli Salazar from Pueblo County.
Juniors Brooke Bright and Vivian Volkmann, the No. 3 doubles team, will play in the finals against Emily Noll and Kaylee Peabody from La Junta.
No. 4 doubles team, junior Anne Hill and sophomore Megan Rhude will play La Juntaâs Dajiana Herman and Torrin Mendoza-Werner in the finals.
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The Salida High School girlsâ tennis team rebounded from Wednesdayâs loss to Pueblo West and trounced the Colorado Springs Christian School Lady Lions 6-1 Thursday at home.
Seniors Caroline Edgington and Raley Patch, the No. 1 doubles team, fought a tough battle for what coach Josh Bechtel called âour toughest win today,â winning their first set 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker, losing their second set 4-6 then winning 10-8 on a 10-point tiebreaker.
âThey were looking to bounce back from yesterdayâs loss, and it was fun to watch them building up their confidence and aggression as they played,â Bechtel said. âThey fell behind about 4-0 during the third set tiebreaker, so we had a short talk, and they were ready to go for it. It was a great way to battle back.â