Girls tennis had full week of matches

The Lady Outlaws beat Stayton 5-3 at home in Sisters on Tuesday, April 16. The Outlaws won all four of their doubles matches, and also got a win at No. 2 singles. A day later, it was a completely different story as the Outlaws fell 0-8 to Philomath. On Thursday, the team bounced back and posted a 6-2 win on the road at Woodburn.

In Tuesday’s action, Ramsey Schar was the lone singles winner with her 6-1, 6-1, victory over Megan Campbell. Schar played with intensity and desire and was able to strategically place the ball around the court. Coach Alan VonStein told The Nugget that Ramsey has made great improvement in her game and shows great promise going forward.

Hallie Schwartz and Kendra Sitz (No. 1 doubles) beat Piper Feres and Kalista Saymo 6-2, 6-4. The duo have just started to play together; they were very aggressive at the net and did an incredible job.

Mattie Mynatt and Alexa Asson (No. 2 doubles) posted a 6-4 win in their first set against Jolene and Elaine Kuenzi. In the second set, they went to a 6-6 tie and then fell 5-7 in the tiebreak. The duo battled back and took the match with a 6-3 win in the final set.

VonStein said, “Mattie and Alexa are starting to communicate and work well together. They missed some easier shots which will come later a they continue to play together and focus on post-season play.”

Lauren Fitzke and Sophie Silva (No. 3 doubles) showed a lot of grit and determination in their match. The sophomore duo won their first set 6-4 against opponents Izzy Niefer and Hannah Mitzel, but then fell 3-6 in the second. In the final set, they were down 2-5, but battled back to tie it at 6-6, and then forged ahead to win 7-5 in the tiebreaker.

At No. 4 doubles, Ellie Rush and Molly Winter won 6-4, 6-3, against Megan Sebens and Daisy Tryico. They pair were aggressive at the net in just their second time together as a combo.

The Outlaws rallied after their loss to Philomath on Wednesday, and posted a nice win at Woodburn on Thursday.

Kendra Sitz and Holly Wertz tallied wins for Sisters in singles play. Sitz (No. 2) beat Jaruth Jimanez 6-2, 6-2. Kendra is a utility player for the Outlaws and can play singles or doubles. VonStein told The Nugget that Kendra has confidence in her shot and surprises her opponents with her quickness and moves to the net. Holly defeated Stephanie Perez 6-2, 6-6,(7-5), in one of her best matches of the season. Holly played steady throughout the match, had good footwork, and was aggressive at the net.

Sisters swept Woodburn in all four doubles spots.

Asson and Mynatt (No, 1 doubles) defeated Solao and Zamora 6-3, 6-4. The duo continued to improve and hit consistent shots throughout the match. VonStein noted they still need to work on their footwork and net

play.

Silva and Fitzke (No. 2 doubles) beat Verbin and Sanchez 6-1, 6-1. Sophie and Lauren are just sophomores, and according to VonStein should develop into a very nice pair. They dominated play and hit strategically placed shots in their second match together.

Fitzke said, “We’re a good match and work together well. Sophie’s serves are really good and strong and fast, and I’m stronger at returning the ball. Today, we worked hard to keep the balls low because they had trouble returning them.”

Winter and Rush (No. 3 doubles) defeated Garcia and MacDowell 6-1, 6-1, and Ezell and Jade Anaya (No. 4 doubles) beat Abildurger and Gridinar 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, in the most challenging match of the night. It was Anaya’s first match of the season, and she did a great job. VonStein noted that Jade is an ambidextrous player, which was very helpful. She played at a steady pace, and her quickness across the court was very good.

“Overall, the girls have made great improvement and are doing very well,” said VonStein.

The Lady Outlaws were to make up a game with Cascade on Monday, April 22, and then play at home against Corbett on Tuesday, April 23. They will travel to Estacada on Thursday.