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APPLETON – Marshfield Columbus Catholic senior Elizabeth Manlick improved to 18-2 on the season with a two-set victory at the WIAA Division 2 girls tennis subsectional on Monday at the Fox Cities Racquet Club.
Manlick defeated Kim Rusinski of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in her first-round match to advance to Thursday’s Division 2 sectional at Kohler.
No other Dons advanced in the tournament.
The top four finishers at the sectional, along with a select number of extra qualifiers, will advance to the WIAA State Girls Tennis Individual Tournament in Madison next week.
Manlick is trying to advance to the state tournament for the third straight time.
WIAA Division 2 Girls Tennis Subsectional
Oct. 1, at Fox Cities Racquet Club, Appleton
Team standings: 1. Wausau Newman Catholic 24; 2. Appleton Xavier 22; 3. Stevens Point Pacelli 10; 4. Fox Valley Lutheran and Medford 8; 6. Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Neenah St. Mary Central 2; 8. Clintonville and Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 0.
Sectional qualifers (with current records)
Singles
1. Grace Larrain (WN) 26-2; Jessica Dickhut (AX) 14-16; Kim Zeller (FVL) 10-3; Elizabeth Manlick (MCC) 18-2.
2. Carly Maves (WN) 24-4; Bridget Flaherty (AX) 11-7.
3. Chloe Chapman (WN) 18-6; Katherine Pranica (AX) 9-18.
4. Treva Etten (WN) 17-4; Abby Wallace (AX) 10-15.
Doubles
1. Anna Gosz-Madison Tubbs (WN) 20-4; Katie Messman-Tory Walsh (MED) 8-2; Cassondra Simonis-Molly Wirtz (SPP) 7-0; Grace Flaherty-Marissa Walsh (AX) 20-6.
2. Abby Connolly-Toni Rufledt (WN) 22-3; Alyssa Carew-Megan DuBois (AX) 15-13.
3. Madison Luetmer-Lauren LaPree (WN) 17-1; Sydney Otis-Jessica Hinkle (SPP) 11-7.