Lowell’s girls tennis team experienced the full range of emotions in matches against Creston, Kentwood and Forest Hills Northern.
The Red Arrows dominated the Polar Bears, 8-0; lost 6-2 in a competitive match to the Falcons and then were defeated by a deeper, more talented Husky squad (8-0).
“That was a typical Creston match. Most of their players are novices and begin playing tennis at the start of a season,” Lowell tennis coach Bonnie Wall explained. “We won a couple of tough matches against Kentwood but were competitive in just one match against Northern.”
Lowell won all their matches in straight sets against Creston.
Kelly Trapp delivered a strong performance in defeating Falcon’s Maria Tran 6-1,6-1.
The Red Arrows’ top doubles team ( Abby Rogalke and Kelsey Wittenbach) came through in a cliff hanger, 7-5, 7-6 (1).
Brynlee Pomper (fourth singles) lost a close match in straight sets 7-6 (3), 7-5.
In the Northern match, the only close one was Trapp who split sets with Caroline Aleck of Northern with a final score of 6-3, 4-6, (10-8).
“Kelly is an outstanding defensive player, but is now adding some strong offense to her game, hitting penetrating approach shots and moving in to net and winning the point with a volley or overhead,” Wall said.
