Kennett, MO - The Dexter Lady Cats tennis team earned a 2nd place trophy at the Kennett Lady Indians Tennis Invitational on Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Julianna Rivera and Maci Comfort received the top seed for the doubles tournament that featured players from Dexter, Kennett, Sikeston and Windsor (Imperial).
Rivera-Comfort won 6-0, 6-1 in the first round then faced Kennett’s Macy Bazzell and Malea Lack 7-5, 7-5 in the semifinals.
Kennett’s Handley McAtee and Christi Tejada beat Rivera-Comfort 6-1, 6-2 in the championship match.
Kennett won the singles tournament.
Here are complete results from the tournament.
SINGLES - First round
Anelle Harris (K) def. Miranda Marshall (W) 6-0, 6-0.
Mackenzie Conway (S) def. Makenzie Mahy (D) 6-1, 6-3.
Audrey Phillips (K) def. Zoie McDonald (S) 6-1, 6-0.
Mia Steighorst (W) def. Natalie Sells (D) 6-0, 6-0.
SINGLES - Semifinals
Harris (K) def. Conway (S) 6-0, 6-0.
Phillips (K) def. Steighorst (W) 6-3, 6-0.
SINGLES - Championship
Harris (K) def. Phillips (K) 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES - First round
Rivera-Comfort (D) def. Katherine Grubbs-Deonna Drury (S) 6-0, 6-1.
Macy Bazzell-Malea Lack (K) def. Serenituy Schodroski-Skyler Rosvall (W) 7-5, 6-1.
Handly McAtee-Christi Tejada (K) def. Sarah Wright-Madison Chaney (W) 6-2, 6-0.
Bolin-Dorton (D) def. Madalyn Riley-Molly Bogle (S) 6-4, 6-0.
DOUBLES - Semifinals
Rivera-Comfort (D) def. Bazzell-Lack (K) 7-5, 7-5.
McAtee-Tejada (K) def. Bolin-Dorton (D) 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES Championship
McAtee-Tejada (K) def. Rivera-Comfort (D) 6-1, 6-2.
Pictured: Julianna Rivera at a tennis match in Dexter earlier in the season.