Girls Tennis Wins at Belton
The girls tennis team won individual district singles and doubles championships on Thursday, Oct. 8 — with a surprise match-up at the end of the day.
The girls tennis team played in the District 7 Class 2 tournament at Belton on Thursday.
Anya Stanojevic, junior, powered through her bracket to win the singles title.
In doubles, seniors Duha Azaz and Emilia Prier defeated Ruskin without dropping a game then rolled through Belton’s number two team 6-0, 6-0. The semifinal win set up the surprise match of the day against Barstow number two doubles duo sophomores Sophie Chitaia and Mara Hughes.
Both teams earned a trip to the state tournament, and Duha and Amelia won the District Doubles Championship.
Along with Anya, they will all compete in the Missouri Class 2 State Individual tournament October 22-23.
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