HURON – Aberdeen Central split a pair of girls’ tennis matches Friday afternoon, falling 8-1 to Mitchell before bouncing back with a 6-3 win over Brandon Valley. The matches were originally scheduled for earlier this month, but were postponed due to heat.
Central coach John Vogel acknowledged his team got off to a slow start against Mitchell, dropping all six singles matches to begin the day. But a quick mid-match pep talk – and some snacks – helped the Golden Eagles reset.
Julia Knie and Avery Tennant were the first to rebound, taking an early lead in their flight one doubles match and cruising to a 10-3 victory.
That win sparked a series of bounce-back victories for the Golden Eagles against Brandon Valley.
“Julis and Avery maintained their momentum with impressive singles wins at flights one and two (respectively) against Brandon Valley,” Vogel said. “And Livia Douglas picked up a nice win at flight four, which allowed us to split singles.”
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