CHANUTE — Iola High’s Fillies faced some tough competition on the tennis courts Thursday.
The Fillies’ doubles team of Miah and Sidney Shelby picked up Iola’s win of the day, cruising to 8-1 victory, over Brooklyn Lima and Gracie Davolt of Columbus.
The sisters also fell, 8-1 to Ella Beth and Emma Daly of Fort Scott; 8-2 to Emily McGown and Emma Lawson of Pittsburg and 8-2 to Kori Babcock and Aimee Maxton of Chanute.
Jessica Tidd dropped matches to Jaden Spainhower of Columbus (8-0), Marci Brown of Pittsburg (8-4), Jenny Heckman of Fort Scott (8-1) and Tyra Bogle of Chanute (8-2).
Rebeka Coltrane, in her first-ever varsity singles competition, dropped matches to Hannah Kirk of Columbus (8-3), Gabby Ksajaka of Pittsburg (8-0), Emily Davenport of Fort Scott (8-1) and Grace Thompson of Chanute (8-1).
“We played some really good tennis, but were only able to pull off one win tonight,” Fillies head coach Chris Belknap said. “The team played well against some tough competition.”
