Indians win girls' 'B' title

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Peru's Stephanie Omlin won the No. 1 singles match. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner
Peru's Abby Higgins keeps her focus on the ball during the No. 1 doubles match in the Section VII Class B tennis finals at Northeastern Clinton Tuesday. Higgins and Sam Banker won the doubles match, and the Peru girls won the team title. Bonus photos will be available at midday at pressrepublicanphotos.com. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner
Stephanie Demarais won the No. 2 singles for Peru. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner
Northeastern Clinton's Tori Duprey was the No. 3 singles winner, the lone victory for the Cougars. Staff Photo / Ryan Hayner

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June 8, 2011

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Wed Jun 08, 2011, 03:23 AM EDT

CHAMPLAIN — The Peru girls' tennis team got two wins in singles and swept the doubles to claim the Section VII Class B team championship over top-seeded Northeastern Clinton Tuesday.

Stephanie Omlin and Stephanie Demarais won singles matches for third-seeded Peru, and the teams of Abby Higgins and Samantha Banker and Margaret Mitchell and Katie Lawliss won in doubles.

"It was closer than the score might indicate," Peru coach James Neyenhouse said. "Each match was very close and we had to battle to earn every point we got."

Mitchell and Lawliss lost the first set, 6-3, to Northeastern Clinton's Lacie Hogle and Allie Cartier but came back to win two sets of 6-4.

"The No. 2 doubles were very tough," Neyenhouse said. "The girls from NCCS just continued to play hard ... But all season, Lawliss and Mitchell just keep focusing on what they need to, and it's paid off."

Tori Duprey recorded NCCS's lone match win at No. 3 singles.

Omlin won at No. 1 with two sets of 6-2, and Demarais took the No. 2 singles with sets of 7-5.

Higgins and Banker were victorious at No. 1 doubles with sets of 6-2 and 6-4.

Neyenhouse credited fellow coach Joseph Higgins for his work with the team.

"Coach Higgins has done a real good job all season working and reminding the girls about their form and techniques," Neyenhouse said."

Peru made it to the finals last year before falling to Saranac.

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Peru 4, Northeastern Clinton 1

Singles

No. 1- Omlin (P) def. Cruz, 6-2, 6-2. No. 2- Demarais (P) def. Southwick, 7-5, 7-5. No. 3- Duprey (NCCS) def. Brown, 6-2, 6-2.

Doubles

No. 1- Higgins and Banker (P) def. Langr and Sorrell, 6-2, 6-4. No. 2- Mitchell and Lawliss (P) def. Hogle and Cartier, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.