A team that includes three sophomores, an eighth grader and three seventh graders – only two of whom are returnees from last year's team – can be expected to take their lumps for awhile this season.
The Vermillion girls tennis team opened their difficult schedule with three shutout losses Saturday at a quadrangular in Yankton. The Tanagers were the victims of Watertown, Yankton and Rapid City Stevens by 9-0 scores.
Next action for VHS will be at home against Madison on Sept. 4 at 4 p.m.
Yankton 9, VHS 0: Singles – 1, Abby Weiss lost to Rockne 8-2; 2, Audrey Miiller lost to Santos 8-0; 3, Hope Knedler lost to Bryan 8-0; 4, Alex Rosdail lost to Cap 8-0; 5, Brandi Styles lost to Kokesh 8-1; 6, Kirstyn Bohn lost to Logue 8-1. Doubles–1, Weiss/Miiller lost to Rockne/Rothenberger 8-1; 2, Knedler/Rosdail lost to Bryan/Cap 8-1; 3, Styles/Bohn lost to Santos/Logue 8-0.
Watertown 9, VHS 0: Singles –1, Weiss lost to VanderWeide 10-1; 2, Miiller lost to Moran 10-0; 3, Knedler lost to Cerny 10-0; 4, Rosdail lost to Cummings 10-0; 5, Styles lost to Rieber 10-0; 6, Bohn lost to Poppen 10-0. Doubles–1, Weiss/Miiller lost to Hericks/Vorkel 10-2; 2, Knedler/Rosdail lost to Gauger/Benes 10-0; 3, Styles/Bohn lost to Strait/Kaye 10-0.
Stevens 9, VHS 0: Singles –1, Weiss lost to VanderWeff 10-3; 2, Miiller lost to Behr 10-0; 3, Knedler lost to Christopher 10-0; 4, Rosdail lost to Gill 10-0; 5, Styles lost to Hammerquist 10-0; 6, Bohn lost to Sedevie 10-0. Doubles–1, Weiss/Miiller lost to Moyle/Messinger 10-0; 2, Knedler/Rosdail lost to Hammerquist/Salkousk 10-0; 3, Styles/Bohn lost to Kelly/Griffith 10-0.






