Palmyra’s state-bound tennis pair took fifth place at the Class 1 MSHSAA Girls Individual Tennis Championships in Springfield Friday and Saturday.
Maura Gottman (left) and Katy Rindom finished fifth at state in individual doubles play. (Contributed photo)
Katy Rindom and Maura Gottman went 4-1, and their only loss came against the eventual state champions.
The pair won their first match, 6-3, 6-4, over Bolivar’s McKinley Hedges and Brynley Waters.
They then lost in the quarterfinals, 5-7, 2-6, against North County’s Lauren Politte and Hanna Politte, who went on to win out for the state title.
Rindom and Gottman bounced back to win their final three matches, 6-2, 6-1, over Willow Springs’ McKylile Cox and Madisyn Perkins; 5-7, 6-4, 10-5 over Cape Girardeau’s Megan Gullette and Amina Hussein and St. Michael the Archangel’s Sophia Swingle and Anna Gaffney.
