Fairfield gets back at Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT ? Rain shortened Fairfield?s dual vs. Mount Pleasant Thursday, but the Trojans had done enough to pick up their second win of the season.

Fairfield won five of six singles matches to win a 5-3 match against a Panther team that had won a 5-4 match just last week.

Megan Palmer and Alex Higdon?s match at No. 3 doubles was suspended by rain with the score 2-2.

Ena Alcan continued her strong run at the top of the Fairfield lineup with an 8-3 victory at No. 1 singles. Dana Diers, Jennifer Clements, Palmer and Higdon followed suit with their own singles victories to clinch the win.

The Trojans also picked up wins in the two JV matches as Dallas Grijalva and Kim O?Carroll won in singles play.

Fairfield will be looking for more of the same as it prepares for Monday?s home match against Albia.

Fairfield @ Mt. Pleasant

Singles

1. Alcan (FF) def. Snyder (MP) 8-3

2. Medina (MP) def. Gilpin (FF) 8-2

3. Diers (FF) def. Marlow (MP) 4-1 default

4. Clements (FF) def. McClellan (MP) 8-2

5. Palmer (FF) def. Beatty (MP) 8-1

6. Higdon (FF) def. Lehman (MP) 8-5

Doubles

1. Snyder/Medina (MP) def. Alcan/Gilpin (FF) 8-1

2. McClellan/Beatty (MP) def. Diers/Clements (FF) 8-3

3. Palmer/Higdon (FF) vs. Lehman/Crile (MP) rain

Ft. Madison upends MSAE

FORT MADISON ? Maharishi School was without its top player Minna Mohammadi and Fort Madison took advantage to win an 7-2 match over the Pioneers Thursday.

Sophia Medvedeva filled in admirably for Mohammadi at No. 1 singles to post an 8-6 victory, but it was the lone singles win for MSAE on the day. Fort Madison swept the rest of the way through the singles.

Flower Shreck and Hifza Akber tallied MSAE?s other win with an 8-5 triumph at No. 3 doubles.

Next up for the Pioneers is a road trip to take on West Burlington-Notre Dame Tuesday.

Maharishi School @ Fort Madison

Singles

1. Medvedeva (M) def. Hamilton (FM) 8-6

2. Goldensoph (FM) def. Sawhney (M) 8-3

3. Frenz (FM) def. Goodale (M) 8-5

4. Vandenberg (FM) def. Kar (M) 9-8 (7-5)

5. Plate (FM) def. Shreck (M) 8-6

6. Wells (FM) def. Akber (M) 8-1

Doubles

1. Hamilton/Goldensoph (FM) def. Medvedeva/Sawhney (M) 8-3

2. Frenz/Vandenberg (FM) def. Goodale/Kar (M) 8-0

3. Shreck/Akber (M) def. Plate/Wells (FM) 8-5

FHS boys blanked

The Fairfield boys? tennis team was once again shorthanded and Mount Pleasant rolled to a 6-0 victory Thursday afternoon.

Girindra Selleck went the distance at No. 1 singles, but came up just short. The freshman held off three match points in the super tiebreaker before falling 10-8.

Next up for Fairfield is a trip to Fort Madison Tuesday.

Fairfield vs. Mt. Pleasant

Singles

1. Zimmerman (MP) def. Selleck (FF) 6-1, 4-6, (10-8)

2. Ruble (MP) def. Burnstedt (FF) 6-1, 6-1

3. Spenner (MP) def. Martin (FF) 6-0, 6-0

4. Bell (MP) def. Haynes (FF) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Zimmerman/Lorenz (MP) def. Selleck/Burnstedt (FF) 6-2, 6-0

2. Overton/Nichols (MP) def. Martin/Haynes (FF) 6-2, 6-1