Next home match: Tuesday, Aug. 19 vs. Shawnee

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA – The Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost a 3-2 nailbiter at Lima Senior on the Collett Street courts on Monday, August 18.

The close defeat dropped the Bluffton record to 1-4 this season.

The Bluffton second doubles duo of sophomores Leah Hoffman and Peighton Bowers won 6-1, 6-0 to improve their season record to 4-1.  

Bluffton’s senior first doubles duo of Claire Blackburn and Maizie Digby won by a 6-2, 6-1 count.  

Bluffton swept the doubles matches but lost all three singles bouts.

Junior Kate Klinger lost 6-3, 6-0 at first singles.  

Junior Ari Bowling dropped a three-set battle at second singles 4-6, 6-1, and 12-10 in a tiebreaker.

Pirate Bekah Rehm was defeated in a tough 7-5, 6-4 bout at third singles.  

MATCH RESULTS

• 1st Singles - MaKayla Radar (LS) d. Kate Klinger (B) - 6-3, 6-0 
• 2nd Singles - Alli Weber (LS) d. Ari Bowling (B) - 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (12-10) 
• 3rd Singles - Khyra Lynch (LS) d. Bekah Rehm (B) - 7-5, 6-4 
• 1st Doubles - Blackburn/Digby (B) d. Lott/Lewis (LS) - 6-2, 6-1 
• 2nd Doubles - Bowers/Hoffman (B) d. Bouyer/Johnson (LS) - 6-1, 6-0