Newton girls cruise past Des Moines East in tennis opener

For the third straight season, the Newton girls tennis team swept Des Moines East.

The Cardinals played super sets to 10 games against the Scarlets at Aurora Heights Park on Thursday, and Newton dominated most of the matches in an 11-0 non-conference victory.

Newton defeated East 11-0 in each of the past two seasons, too, and won 10-1 three years ago.

The Cardinals’ singles lineup was chalked full of seniors as Lauryn Garrett, Ella Swarts, Madison Rinehart, Olivia Hotchkin and Izzy Wilson all scored victories along with junior Paige Benson.

Garrett won her No. 1 singles match 10-8, Swarts was a 10-4 winner at No. 2 singles and Rinehart and Hotchkin both won 10-1 at No. 3 and No. 4.

Wilson dominated her opponent, 10-0, at No. 5 singles and Benson held a narrow 3-2 lead before eventually winning 10-2 at No. 6 singles.

The Cardinals were even more dominant in doubles. Swarts and Hotchkin won 10-4 at No. 1 doubles, Garrett and Rinehart won 10-0 at No. 2 doubles and Benson and Wilson scored a 10-0 win at No. 3 doubles.

A pair of sophomore duos rounded out the doubles lineup. Brooklyn Sterling and Sloan Brodersen won 10-2 at No. 4 doubles and Emersyn Gross and Camryn Andrew won 10-0 at No. 5 doubles.