By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

MARSHFIELD – The Marshfield girls tennis team lost its first match but came back strong to win the next two and finished 2-1 at the Marshfield Quadrangular on Tuesday at the Boson Tennis Complex.

La Crosse Central knocked off the Tigers 5-2 before Marshfield edged D.C. Everest and Menomonie by 4-3 scores.

The Marshfield doubles teams went 6-3 to lift the Tigers to their winning day.

Olivia Haessly and Emily Serchen teamed to win at No. 2 doubles against La Crosse Central. Haessly and Krishna Patel then won at No. 2 against Everest and Menomonie. Patel and Autumn Packard won at No. 3 against Central as both Haessly and Patel went undefeated.

The Tigers’ No. 1 doubles team of Martha Kupfer and Jenny Madden finished 2-1, winning in straight sets against Everest and Menomonie.

Marshfield returns to action Sept. 4 against Wausau West in its Wisconsin Valley Conference opener. The match begins at 4 p.m. at the Boson Tennis Complex.

La Crosse Central 5, Marshfield 2
Singles: 1. Maura Anderson (L) def. Lara Prebble 6-1, 6-3; 2. Avery DeBoer (L) def. Ashley Schultz 6-4, 6-3; 3. Cassidy Murphy (L) def. Hanah Gadke 6-4, 3-6, 10-5; 4. Tess Jerome (L) def. Cassie Strebe 6-2, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Shira Busch-Katie Heise (L) def. Martha Kupfer-Jenny Madden 6-4, 6-2; 2. Olivia Haessly-Emily Serchen (M) def. Caitlin Miller-Gillian Manske 6-3, 6-2; 3. Autumn Packard-Krishna Patel (M) def. Maureen Holman-Linh Luang 6-3, 6-1.
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Marshfield 4, D.C. Everest 3
Singles: 1. Gabi Kitchell (DC) def. Prebble 6-0, 6-0; 2. Kenzie Bradley (DC) def. Schultz 6-0, 7-5; 3. Gadke (M) def. Nicole Williams 6-4, 4-6, 10-7; 4. Maggie Schreiner (M) def. Madi Jagodzinski 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Kupfer-Madden (M) def. Emily Adams-Kristin Houle 6-2, 6-0; 2. Haessly-Patel (M) def. Taylor Melk-Kaylee Heiting 6-2, 6-3; 3. Megan Ninneman-Ryanne Wolfe (DC) def. Packard-Wahlstrom 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
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Marshfield 4, Menomonie 3
Singles: 1. Prebble (MA) def. Gabe 6-3, 6-4; 2. Schultz (MA) def. Helland 6-4, 6-0; 3. Peterson (ME) def. Gadke 6-1, 6-1; 4. Bundy (ME) def. Schreiner 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles: 1. Madden-Kupfer (MA) def. White-Jacques 6-2, 6-3; 2. Haessly-Patel (MA) def. Hullet-Winsand 6-0, 6-0; 3. Edwards-Pitt (ME) def. Packard-Wahlstrom 6-3, 6-4.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of  MarshfieldAreaSports.com).