By Fred Kroner
Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team won five singles matches in straight sets on Thursday (Oct. 6) and edged St. Thomas More, 5-4, in its regular-season finale at the Illini Grove courts.
At No. 2 singles, Emily Young dropped Natalia Andino-Guerra, 6-3, 6-1. Young has won her last three matches.
At No. 3 singles, Ainsley Smith overpowered Amanda Hummel, 6-0, 6-1.
At No. 4 singles, Holland Martin topped Celie Leibach, 6-1, 6-1. Martin has been victorious in seven of her last 10 matches.
At No. 5 singles, Claire Johnson defeated Norah LaMontagne, 6-1, 6-2. Johnson has also won seven of her last 10 matches.
At No. 6 singles, Adella Bird beat Angela Fuentes, 6-0, 6-0. Bird has won six of her last eight matches.
M-S (8-6), which officially placed fourth in last week’s Apollo Conference Tournament, returns to action on Friday (Oct. 14) in the Champaign Sectional at the Lindsay courts.
