The Ashland girls tennis tennis played in the Division I sectional tournament on October 3rd and 5th at Freemont Ross High School, and two doubles teams advanced to this week’s district tournament.
Hannah Miller and Elena Haynes won the sectional title, and Claire Sharick and Mya Donatini, placed third overall. Miller and Haynes went into the sectional tournament as the No. 1 seed and Sharick and Donatini were the No. 2 seed coming in. Each team had a first round bye.
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Miller and Haynes beat Carlea Adams and Kylee Oyster of Tiffin Columbian 6-4, 6-3 in their first match, then won against Ellie Haynes and Erin Mentzer of Clay 6-0, 6-3 in the next round. In the sectional title match, Miller and Haynes defeated Leah Wahl and Elise Fruth of Tiffin Columbian in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
Sharick and Donatini won their first match over Clay’s Eliza Kinn and Kaydance Sutter 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, then lost their next match to Leah Wahl and Elise Fruth of Tiffin Columbian 1-6, 6-4, 6-4. In the third-place match, Sharick and Donatini defeated Ellie Haynes and Erin Mentzer of Clay in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
Both doubles teams will play in Port Clinton on Wednesday, October 9.
(This story was updated to correct a misspelling/typo.)
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