MONROE — The Monroe Cheesemakers got a big conference win over Big Foot, 6-1 in Rock Valley Conference girls tennis on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
At No. 1 singles, Monroe’s Adeline Eckerman had to face Annabelle Parker of Big Foot, regarded as one of the top tennis players in the state. Eckerman lost 6-0, 6-0.
“Annabelle had a huge serve and had answers to all the adjustments we tried making for Addy in her match,” Monroe coach Matt Bordner said.
The rest of Monroe’s singles lineup picked up wins with Ryann Dahlman getting a big win over Easton Gregory at No. 2 singles.
“It was a great battle between two experienced players. Ryann started attacking the backhand more down the stretch and hit some fantastic drop shots to win a really competitive 2-hour singles match,” said Bordner.
Monroe’s No. 1 and No. 2 doubles played dominant tennis, picking up 6-0, 6-0 wins.
Monroe was scheduled to go on the road to face Whitewater in RVC girls tennis on Thursday, Sept. 11. After that, Monroe is at Beloit Turner on Sept. 16 and home against Delavan-Darien on Sept. 18.
Singles:
No. 1 — Annabelle Parker, Big Foot def. Adeline Eckerman, Monroe, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 — Ryann Dahlman, Monroe def. Easton Gregory, Big Foot, 7-6 (1), 6-2
No. 3 — Jade Tran, Monroe def. Frances Counter, Big Foot, 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 — Mads Josephs, Monroe def. Avery Kimmerly, Big Foot, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 — Layla Pallesen and Rylee Svendsen, Monroe def. Mya Gonzalez and Kate Hummel, Big Foot, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 — Kaya Holverson and Alexis Gertsch, Monroe def. Allie Stankevitz and Ava Schoonover, Big Foot, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 — Caedyn Blackburn and Elise McKenzie, Monroe def. Meredith Snyder and Claire Patek, Big Foot, 6-2, 6-4
