PHS Girls Tennis Wins LaPorte’s Slicer Invite

First Round

Plymouth 5, Lowell 0

Singles: 1. Bella Kain (P) beat Delilah Marban 6-0, 6-2  2. Annie Plothow (P) beat Lilly Gleason 6-0, 6-1  3. Tynley Gantz (P) beat Mia Arredendo 6-0, 6-0

Doubles: 1. Taylor Delp-Ellie Jones (P) beat Ava Fleming-Lilly Richardson 6-3, 6-3  2. Morgan Langfeldt-Cassidy Riddle (P) beat Autumn Nuccio-Kristen Kiszenia 7-5, 6-4

Championship

Plymouth 4, LaPorte 1

Singles: 1. Bella Kain (P) beat Brooklyn James 6-3, 6-1  2. Annie Plothow (P) beat Jaidyn Maule 6-4, 6-1  3. Mia Mejan (L) beat Tynley Gantz 7-6(3), 6-3

Doubles: 1. Taylor Delp-Ellie Jones (P) beat Kayle Dove-Michaela Miller 6-1, 6-1  2. Morgan Langfeldt-Cassidy Riddle (P) beat Logan Higley-Dana McQuarters 6-0, 6-1

Records: Plymouth 11-2 (5-1)

Highlights: Plymouth traveled to Kesling Park in LaPorte for a double dual tournament Saturday, beating Lowell 5-0 in the first round and then defeating LaPorte 4-1 in taking home the Slicer Tourney Championship!

Against Lowell, Plymouth’s singles players, 1S Bella Kain, 2S Annie Plothow, and 3S Tynley Gantz had little resistance losing just 3 total games. Plymouth’s doubles teams had more competitive matches but still won their matches in straight sets. 1D Taylor Delp-Ellie Jones took down Lowell’s newly formed 1D team, while 2D Morgan Langfeldt-Cassidy Riddle beat Lowell’s previous 1D tandem, battling back from a 5-3 first set deficit. 

Against LaPorte, Plymouth’s doubles teams, 1D Taylor Delp-Ellie Jones and 2D Morgan Langfeldt-Cassidy Riddle each won handily, while 1S Bella Kain and 2S Annie Plothow each won competitive first sets en route to a straight set win. Tynley Gantz lost a tight match at 3S to account for the final score. 

Plymouth’s Varsity/JV will finish NLC play at Wawasee Monday May 8 for a 5:30PM start. Go Big Red!