Sikeston netters fall to Kennett

KENNETT -- The Sikeston Lady Bulldogs tennis team lost 8-1 to Kennett on Thursday with their only victory coming from Kelsey Dial.

Dial defeated Anna Hilburn 8-1. With the victory, Dial solidified her chances at a higher seed in the individual district drawing.

Kennett ended up being seeded as the No. 1 school in the team district play.

"They showed why they deserved the No. 1 seed," Sikeston coach Russ Dial said. "They beat us soundly. However, there was one positive we can take from this match and that was the play of Kelsey Dial."

Sikeston travels to Fredericktown on Monday for the first round of the team district tournament.

Results from the match are as followed.

Kelsey Dial (S) def. Anna Hilburn (K) 8-1

Mallory Lancaster (K) def. Bailey Coleman (S) 8-0

Darby Sparks (K) def. Geena Hooper (S) 8-1

Kathryn Shetley (K) def. Emma Ferrell (S) 8-0

Kelsey Washburn (K) def. Kristin King (S) 8-0

Mackenzi Carr (K) def. Alana Ellis (S) 8-0

Hilburn/Lancaster (K) def. Dial/Ellis (S) 8-0

Sparks/Shetley (K) def. Coleman/King (S) 8-1

Washburn/Carr (K) def. Hooper/Ferrell (S) 8-2

Katherine White (K) def. Ernesha Bland (S) 6-2

Haley Simmons (K) def. Ashli Vaught (S) 6-0

Amber Camp (K) def. Mallory Gardner (S) 6-1

Jill Niemeier (K) def. Amanda Allen (S) 6-0

Maddie Wood (K) def. Sydney Helmes (S) 6-1

Laura White (K) def. Brianna Basham 6-3

Lauren Decker (K) def. McKenna Dial (S) 6-3

Erin Dye (K) def. Janai Ivory (S) 6-0

Kara Heeb (K) def. Caroline Jackson (S) 6-1

Karah Brandt (K) def. Lindsay Ward (S) 6-0

Allison Mowrer (K) def. Kylie Murphy (S) 6-4

White/Ward (K) def. Bland/Vaught (S) 6-1

Camp/Simmons (K) def. Gardner/Allen (S) 6-0

Neimier/Dye (K) def. Helmes/Basham (S) 6-0

White/Decker (K) def. Dial/Ivory (S) 6-1

Brandt/Heeb (K) def. Jackson/Murphy (S) 6-2

SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Lady Rams won three-straight sets against the visiting Bell City Lady Cubs on Thursday night.

The Lady Rams won the first set 25-11, the second 25-14 and the third 25-17.

LEOPOLD -- The Oran Lady Eagles lost on the road on Thursday to the Leopold Lady Wildcats in two sets.

Leopold won 25-16 and 25-8.