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Sports roundup: Wilson boys, girls tennis win; Mary Baldwin softball in USA South playoffs

patrick hite, staunton news leader
·3 min read

Boys Tennis

Wilson Memorial remained unbeaten in Shenandoah District boys tennis play with a 6-3 win over Buffalo Gap Monday.

Singles

  • Conner Miller (WM) def. James Lam 8-0

  • Andrew Rathburn (BG) def. Jacob Manuele 8-1

  • Grant Wright (WM) def. Kaden Lyle 8-0

  • Drew Pumphrey (WM) def. Aidan Starcher 8-0

  • Tim Cole (WM) def. Connor Swisher 8-5

  • Ryan Shiflet (BG) def. Cooper Brandt 8-3

Doubles:

  • Miller/Cole (WM) def. Lam/Lyle 8-1

  • Rathburn/Starcher (BG) def. Wright/Pumphrey 9-7

  • Brandt/Manuele (WM) def. Swisher/ Shiflet 8-4

Girls Tennis

Wilson Memorial defeated Buffalo Gap 6-3 in girls tennis Monday, improving to 8-0 in Shenandoah District play and 9-3 overall.

Singles

  • Alex DiGrassie (BG) def. Gabriella Babral 8-1

  • Brynlee Roach (WM) def. Taylor Hassett 9-8 (7-4)

  • Alison Troxell (WM) def. Sierra Baker 8-4

  • Iris Chen (WM) def. Sophia Donadio 8-1

  • River Cranford (WM) def. Julia Savor 8-0

  • Jessica Rathburn (BG) def. Grace Godette 8-2

Doubles

  • DiGrassie/Hassett (BG) def. Babral/Troxell 8-4

  • Roach/Cranford (WM) def. Baker/Donadio 8-6

  • Godette/Elizabeth Cameron (WM) def. Savor/Rathburn 8-0

Turner Ashby beat Fort Defiance 9-0 in non-district girls tennis Monday.

Singles

  • Kendra Gillette (TA) def. Addyson Mooney 8-5

  • Harper Dodd (TA) def. Madison McElveen 8-4

  • Bianca Redding (TA) def. Clara Lambert 8-1

  • Devon Wichael (TA) def. Camila Armendariz-Cruz 8-2

  • Audre Davis (TA) def. Elizabeth Sushko 8-2

  • Sarah Jaff (TA) def. Savanna Monger 8-6

Doubles

  • Gillette/Dodd (TA) def. Mooney/Armendariz-Cruz 8-2

  • Redding/Wichel (TA) def. McElveen/Lacie Thieberger 9-8

  • Davis/Jaff (TA) def. Lambert/Monger 8-5

College softball

The Mary Baldwin softball team finished in a three-way tie for third place in the USA South final regular-season standings and will face Southern Virginia Thursday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m. at Pfeiffer University in Meisenhimer, N.C., in the opening round of the 2024 conference playoffs.

The Fighting Squirrels, SVU and North Carolina Wesleyan all posted an 11-7 conference record to tie for third behind nationally-ranked Pfeiffer (13-2) and second-place Greensboro (13-5). The conference tiebreakers gave NC Wesleyan the third seed in the eight-team tournament, followed by MBU fourth and SVU fifth.

So after splitting a doubleheader in Staunton last Saturday, the Fighting Squirrels and Knights will play again on a neutral site Thursday. The winner will play Friday against the winner of Thursday's other first-round showdown - Pfeiffer vs. eighth-seeded William Peace at 2:30 p.m.  The losers of Thursday's games will play a knock-out game Friday at noon. Play will continue Friday and Saturday to determine a winner of that half of the conference playoff bracket.

In the other half of the tournament, NC Wesleyan, Methodist (9-9) and Meredith (8-10) will decend on Greensboro to battle it out to advance to the conference championship three-game series on May 10-11 (at the highest seed).

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