Pioneer girls improve record to 6-0

The Maharishi School girls? tennis team was without three varsity players Thursday but received contributions throughout the lineup to post an 8-1 win over West Burlington.

?I?m very proud of how well our girls played today,? said Pioneer coach Laurie Eyre. ?Without our Nos. 1, 2 and 4 players, each girl met the challenge of playing up.?

The Pioneers posted wins in five of six singles matches. Dia Huggins won 8-2 at No. 2 singles, No. 3 Alina Knight posted an 8-1 win and Jacqueline Leete won 8-2 at No. 4 singles. Flower Shreck and Hifza Akbar also won at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

The doubles matches weren?t nearly as lopsided as singles, but the Pioneers still swept all three. The No. 1 team of Huggins and Knight, who ordinarily play at No. 3 doubles, won a close tiebreaker 9-8. Sophia Medvedeva and Leete won 8-5 at No. 2, and Shreck and Akbar grabbed an 8-6 victory.

The Pioneers (6-0) continue their homestand with a double dual vs. Albia and Holy Trinity Saturday.

MSAE vs. West Burlington/Notre Dame

Singles

1. Wills (WB) def. Medvedeva (M) 8-2

2. Huggins (M) def. Johnson (WB) 8-2

3. Knight (M) def. Ringold (WB) 8-1

4. Leete (M) def. Parker (WB) 8-2

5. Shreck (M) def. Cooper (WB) 8-1

6. Akbar (M) def. Stewart (WB) 8-4

Doubles

1. Huggins/Knight (M) def. Wills/Johnson (WB) 9-8 (9-7)

2. Medvedeva/Leete (M) def. Ringold/Parker (WB) 8-5

3. Shreck/Akbar (M) def. Cooper/Stewart (WB) 8-6