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Appleton West girls tennis hosts six-team invitational

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APPLETON – Appleton West hosted a six-team invitational on Monday, opening the 2024 season.

Appleton West swept the four singles matches to down Beaver Dam 4-3 and dropped a 6-1 decision to Pulaski, while Appleton East dropped a pair of matches to Pulaski and Beaver Dam by 7-0 scores.

In the victory over Beaver Dam, Addison Steward won at No. 1 singles 7-5, 7-6; Kami Beyersdorf (No. 2) and Molly Buettner (No. 4) each won in three-set tiebreakers, and Ella Reetz earned a straight-set win at No. 3 singles for the Terrors. Reetz picked up West’s only win against Pulaski in three sets, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 10-5.

Appleton West will play a nonconference dual match at Menasha on Thursday.

Appleton East will be back in action next Monday, Aug. 26, at the Appleton North Invitational. West will also be competing at the six-team tournament.

Pulaski 7, Appleton East 0
Singles: 1. Ruth Krause (PUL) def. Aubrie Erickson, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Aubrie Schluessler (PUL) def. Brooklyn Grizzle, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Isabella Skalecki (PUL) def. Cleo Sparmen, 6-0, 6-0; 4. Anna Krause (PUL) def. Jo Buck, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Alyssa Eggert-Addison Heezen (PUL) def. Hailey Berndt-Lucy Endres, 6-0, 6-1; 2. Ayla Groteluschen-Linde Lemerond (PUL) def. Sadie Kaft-Kalayna Small, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Hailey Jansen-Gretchen Rottier (PUL) def. Adelyne Conteras-Meyer-Aniyah Whitfield, 6-0, 6-0.

Beaver Dam 7, Appleton East 0
Singles: 1. Abby Gutknecht (BD) def. Erickson, 6-4, 7-6 (5); 2. Addy Damon (BD) def. Grizzle, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Joy Mielke (BD) def. Sparmen, 6-0, 6-1; 4. Lydia Schroeder (BD) def. Whitfield, 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Emily Biel-Audrey Lont (BD) def. Endres-Berndt, 6-4, 6-3; 2. Maya Connaughty-Olivia Bird (BD) def. Contreras-Meyer-Shyann Her, 6-0, 6-0; 3. Bri Meyer-Chloe Kasuboski (BD) def. Lannie Sonneleitner-Alexa Streim, 6-1, 6-0.

Appleton West 4, Beaver Dam 3
Singles: 1. Addison Steward (AW) def. Gutknecht, 7-5, 7-6 (7); 2. Kami Beyersdorf (AW) def. Damon, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; 3. Ella Reetz (AW) def. Mielke, 6-3, 6-1; 4. Molly Buettner (AW) def. Schroeder, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-8.
Doubles: 1. Biel-Lont (BD) def. Sara Davis-Aubrey Detert, 6-3, 6-4; 2. Connaughty-Bird (BD) def. Emma Schuchart-Hailey Jacobson, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5; 3. Meyer-Kasuboski (BD) def. Kayda Aeby-Madison Buchinger, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.

Pulaski 6, Appleton West 1
Singles: 1. Ruth Krause (PUL) def. Addison Steward, 6-0, 6-1; 2. Aubrie Schluessler (PUL) def. Kami Beyersdorf, 6-4, 6-1; 3. Ella Reetz (AW) def. Isabella Skalecki, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 10-5; 4. Anna Krause (PUL) def. Molly Buettner, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 11-9.
Doubles: 1. Alyssa Eggert-Addison Heezen (PUL) def. Aubrey Detert-Sara Davis, 7-6 (4), 6-1; 2. Ayla Groteluschen-Linde Lemerond (PUL) def. Hailey Jacobson-Emma Schuchart, 6-2, 6-0; 3. Hailey Jansen-Gretchen Rottier (PUL) def. Kayda Aeby-Madison Buchinger, 6-2, 6-1.