Six Mexico High School girls tennis players earned All Conference honors at the North Central Missouri Conference Tournament held in Palmyra and Hannibal on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Mexico head coach Kim Costley says “It was a warm one and the first place matches were in the hottest part of the day. We didn’t come out on top in singles, but we never stopped battling for every point. As a coach, that’s all you can ask. Alexis Smythe is a first year player and found herself holding a first place conference medal alongside her doubles partner for the day, Claire Hudson who has seen limited time this year.”
#1 Singles – Katie Gooch (1-1) Second Place Finish – All Conference Honors
Vs. Hannibal – Won 10-2 Lanie Privett
Vs. Marshall – Lost 9-11 Avery Evans
#2 Singles – Jyllian Whitworth (1-2) Fourth Place Finish – All Conference Honors
Vs. Fulton – Won 10-7 Marwa Sherzad
Vs. Marshall – Lost 5-10 Holly Huston
Vs. Hannibal – Lost 5-8 Abrielle Krigbaum
#3 Singles – Lucy Gleeson (2-1) Third Place Finish – All Conference Honors
Vs. Fulton – Won 10-5 Ina Dawson
Vs. Marshall – Lost 1-10 Alizah Russell
Vs. Hannibal – Won 8-5 Kasey DeStefane
#4 Singles – Lani Blair (1-1) Second Place Finish – All Conference Honors
Vs. Fulton – Won 10-3 Marin Aulbur
Vs. Marshall – Lost 9-11 Bailey Keuker
#5 Singles – Alice Eggen (1-1) Second Place Finish
Vs. Kirksville – Won 10-6 Ava Hamlin
Vs. Marshall – Lost 5-10 Kennedy King
#6 Singles – Daida Herrera (1-0) Fifth Place Finish
Vs. Moberly – Lost 10-11 (3-7) Emily O’Loughlin
Vs. Fulton – Won 8-5 Audrey Arnold
#1 Doubles – Claire Hudson/Alexis Smythe (2-0) First Place Finish – All Conference Honors
Vs. Kirksville – Won 10-3 (Stoskopf & Manikandan)
Vs. Marshall – Won 10-4 (Alvarez & Riley)
#2 Doubles – Yolitza Rodriguez-Rios & Lea Hernandez-Sanchez (0-2) 6th Place Finish
Vs. Fulton – Lost 10-7 (Ntiri & Czeschin)
Vs Moberly – Lost 4-8 (Gibbs & Orscelin)
#3 Double – Marali Amaya-Herrera & Phoebe Whipple (1-2) Fourth Place Finish
Vs. Fulton – Won 1-1 (Cannon & Vanderrin)
Vs. Kirksvillel – Lost 5-10 (Seedorf & Gardner)
Vs. Hannibal – Lost 6-8 (Welch/Gardner)
Team Scores:
Marshall 50
Kirksville 38
Hannibal 35
Mexico 34
Moberly 19
Fulton 13