Iola’s junior varsity tennis team fared well at the Fort Scott JV meet on Monday, with most coming away with second-place medals.
The Mustangs were most successful in singles play where they won a couple of matches.
Bethany Miller and Madeline Wanker each earned wins in singles action.
Kennedy Maier and Jillian Ward as well as Marlee Westhoff and Madelyn Ashworth earned victories in doubles play.
Iola’s doubles team of Kennedy Maier and Jillian Ward knocked down Fort Scott, 6-1, before they lost to Pittsburg, 6-1. The duo then beat Independence, 6-1.
Marlee Westhoff and Madelyn Ashworth were taken down by Fort Scott, 6-2, in doubles action. As well as by Pittsburg, 6-2. The duo then beat Independence, 6-1.
Miller started out by defeating Fort Scott’s Danica Patrick, 6-3, and was then taken down by Pittsburg’s Peyton Morey, 6-5. Miller and Wanker each lost to Independence singles players by final scores of 6-1.
Wanker shut down Fort Scott’s Emma Cook, 6-0 and also defeated Pittsburg’s Addie Broxterman, 6-1.
Miller and Wanker as well as the duo of Westhoff and Ashworth earned second place medals. The Mustangs finished in third place as a team, winning five matches, behind Independence’s first- place finish and Pittsburg’s second-place finish. Yates Center came in fourth.
The Mustangs travel to Parsons next Tuesday, September 5 at 3 p.m.
