On Friday afternoon, three Lady Hornet tennis players represented CHS in
Springfield at the MSHSAA State Championship tournament in Cooper Tennis
Complex.
Cami Carpenter made a strong showing against two worthy
competitors. She lost her first match to North County’s Lucy Pace 4-6,
1-6. Then, in the consolation bracket, she battled through a long,
impressive two-hour match against Logan-Rogersville’s #1 Singles player
eventually losing 5-7, 4-6. At the end of it all, Coach Pyrtle asserted,
“In true Cami fashion, she fought tooth and nail in every point. She made
Chillicothe proud all weekend.”
In Doubles’ play, Washburn and Garr faced a very
equally matched Mt. Vernon pair where they dropped the first set but
fought back to win their second set. It came down to a third set
tie-break, which they lost 6-10. That Mt. Vernon pair went on to the Final
Four in Doubles later that day. In the second match, Chillicothe faced
Kennett’s #2 Doubles team (who they will play again next Friday at Team
State). The Lady Hornets won the first set 6-4 but dropped a
back-and-forth second set 5-7. Then, they lost another third set tie break
7-10. Coach Chambers said, “Rylee & Izzy played the best tennis of their
life at the State tournament. Most new State qualifiers let the nerves
affect them, but our team rose to the pressure and high level of play.
They were very motivated to see that they can hold their own with top
State medalists and are so motivated to work through the off-season to
earn a podium spot next year.” |