Brandywine wins ninth straight BCS girls tennis tournament
BERRIEN SPRINGS — Brandywine's girls tennis team is still the dominant force in the BCS.
The Bobcats won their ninth straight BCS (Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph) conference championship Thursday with a near-perfect effort. Joe Marazita's team won seven of the eight flights, losing only at No. 1 singles when Jessica Williamson had to default from heat stroke with a 6-2, 4-5 score.
Brandywine finished with 47 points to beat out Buchanan, which was second with 41. The Bobcats also were 5-0 in league duals to win the overall crown.
"It was just a great team effort," Marazita said. "We darn near won them all. Hannah (Earles) just cruised at No. 2 singles (losing just two games in two matches) as did our No. 1 doubles team of Abbie Hubbard and Emma Hinsey (lost two games in two matches) and No. 3 doubles team of Chloe Sidenbender and Dani Holden. We're proud of how well our entire team played and supported each other."
Earles, No. 3 singles player Mari Allen and No. 4 singles player Courtney Bates are now all 19-0. And Hubbard and Hinsey are also 19-0.
Brandywine should garner most of the top seeds for next Wednesday's Division 4 regional, which will be held at both Brandywine and Berrien Springs.
GIRLS TENNIS
BCS CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Dual Meet Standings: 1. Brandywine 5-0; 2. Buchanan 4-1; 3. South Haven 2-2-1; 4. LMC/Bridgman 2-3; 5. Berrien Springs 0-3-2; 6. New Buffalo 0-4-1
Conference Meet Standings: 1. Berrien Springs 47; 2. Buchanan 41; 3. South Haven 24; 4. Bridgman/LMC 22; 5. Berrien Springs 20; 6. New Buffalo 14
Championship matches
Singles: 1. Olivia Paturalski (BU) d. Jessica Williamson (BR) 2-6, 5-4, injury default
2. Hannah Earles (BR) d. Annabelle Adams (BU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Mari Allen (BR) Riley Capron (BU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Courtney Bates (BR) d. Ruya Antisdel (BU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles: 1. Abbie Hubbard-Emma Hinsey (BR) d Grace Bachman-Paige Spitz (BU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Tressa Hullinger-Hope Typer (BR) d. Norah Kutemeier-Taegan Manigold-Summers (BU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Chloe Sidenbender-Dani Holden (BR) d. Kayla Baich-Kaitlin Ferrell (BU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Abagail Solloway-Isabelle Sosnoski (BR) d. Mehkenna Olinghouse-Isabella Bryans (BU) 6-2, 6-2
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: High school girls tennis: Brandywine wins BCS Tournament
