Spoofhounds slip in district title match

By Phil Cobb | September 30, 2015 |

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Maryville junior Lauren Macali stares at her shot as it sails over the net Wednesday in a 5-4 loss to Chillicothe in the Class 1, District 16 championship match.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville girls’ tennis team fell in the Class 1, District 16 championship on Wednesday to Midland Empire Conference foe Chillicothe.

The Hornets claimed a 5-4 victory after the two teams split a pair of meetings earlier in the season. Chillicothe won, 4-1, in a Sept. 4 tournament in St. Joseph, but Maryville claimed a 5-4 victory Sept. 15 in Chillicothe.

On Wednesday, the Hornets claimed a pair of doubles wins and the sides split singles matches for Chillicothe to claim the district crown.

The lone doubles win for the Spoofhounds came in an 8-3 victory for senior Kelly Filips and junior Lauren Macali against Gracy Reeter and Kelly Westphal.

Maryville’s duo of senior Maddy Stelter and junior Bailey White fell, 8-2, to Renee Downing and Julia Minnis, while senior Hanah Kizer and junior Bethel Orshiso dropped an 8-2 decision to Madison Gipe and Caitlin Fechtig.

For the Spoofhounds’ singles wins, Stelter defeated Minnis, 6-3, 6-4; White defeated Reeter, 6-6 (7-1), 6-1; and Orshiso topped Gipe, 6-1, 6-2.

The Hornets split the singles contests with a 6-1, 6-0 win from Westphal over Filips; a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory for Downing over Macali; and a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win from Fechtig against Kizer.

Maryville finishes its season with an overall record of 13-2, including a spotless 10-0 regular-season record. Though the team season is finished, the Spoofhounds will take part in individual districts on Thursday in Cameron.

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Spoofhounds senior Maddy Stelter jumps to return a shot over her head on Wednesday as Maryville dropped a 5-4 finish to Chillicothe.

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During a doubles match in Wednesday’s 5-4 Class 1, District 16 championship against Chillicothe, Maryville junior Bethel Orshiso scores an easy point at the net.

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Senior Kelly Filips volleys a backhand during doubles play against Chillicothe on Wednesday. Maryville lost, 5-4, in the Class 1, District 16 championship.