By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School girls tennis team lost 5-0 to Ottawa-Glandorf in a dual match on Tuesday, September 23.

Bluffton fell to 5-10 after the defeat. O-G improved to 9-4 with the win.

At first singles, Titan Maggie Schmiedebusch defeated Pirate Claire Blackburn 6-0, 6-0. 

Myah Bockrath of O-G beat Ari Bowling 6-0, 6-1 at second singles.

At third singles, Titan Abby Recker downed Bekah Rehm 6-0, 6-2.

In first doubles, the O-G duo of Gustwiller/Inkrott beat Willow Angel and Kate Klinger 7-5, 6-2.

The Titan tandem of Miller/Inkrott beat Pirates Peighton Bowers and Leah Hoffman in a tight second doubles bout by a 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6 tiebreaker) score.

The Pirate girls also lost to Archbold 5-0 this past Saturday. Bowers and Hoffman captured the only set for Bluffton but fell in a third-set tiebreaker, 10-5. The Pirate duo won the first set 6-4 and lost set two, 4-6.

Bluffton is slated to host Bryan on Saturday morning, Sept. 27.