May 09, 2024

Indianola downs Newton girls in LHC tennis matchup

Cardinals can’t get over hump against Indians

By Troy Hyde

Newton junior Ella Swarts collected one of the Cardinals' two wins against Indianola on Tuesday at Aurora Heights Park. Swarts won her No. 2 singles match in three sets. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)

Ella Swarts and Roxanna Almazan both won three-set singles matches on Tuesday, but the Newton girls’ tennis team fell to Indianola during Little Hawkeye Conference action at Aurora Heights Park.

The Cardinals trailed 4-2 after the six singles matches and lost 8-2 following an 0-4 run through doubles.

Swarts and Almazan both rallied to win after losing the first set of their singles matches.

Swarts downed Audra Dowler 3-6, 6-2, 10-5 at No. 2 singles and Almazan rallied to win 6-7 (7-4), 6-0, 12-10 at No. 5 singles.

The Cardinals (2-4 overall, 1-3 in the conference) were close in a few other matches. Lauryn Garrett lost her No. 1 singles match in straight sets but both went to tiebreakers.

Garrett fell 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) and Paige Benson and Sloan Brodersen also lost a tiebreaker set at No. 5 doubles. Olivia Hotchkin lost her No. 3 singles match 6-3, 6-4 and Garrett and Madison Rinehart were defeated 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles.

Newton junior Lauryn Garrett lost her No. 1 singles match in straight sets but both went to tiebreakers. The Cardinals lost to Indianola 8-2 at Aurora Heights Park. (Troy Hyde/Newton News)