Kettle Falls Girls Shine in League Tennis Win Over Reardan

The Kettle Falls tennis team split a pair of matches last week, highlighted by a strong showing from the Bulldogs girls in a league victory over Reardan on April 3.

Kettle Falls dominated singles play against Reardan, sweeping all three matches to set the tone early. Elsie Hume led the charge with a decisive 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles, while Thea Cruden followed with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 2. Adison Jones capped the sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3. In doubles, Rylee Harcourt and Ashlynn Comer added a win with an 8-5 pro set victory at No. 2. The Bulldogs were competitive in the remaining doubles matches, with Lily Van Dusen and Shelby Shurrum falling in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 6-10, and Peyton Miller and Hume narrowly losing 8-9 in a pro set. 

On the boys side, Kincaid Freer battled in a tight three-set match at No. 1 singles before falling 7-6, 2-6, 7-10, while both doubles teams came up short.

Earlier in the week, Kettle Falls hosted a strong Saint George’s squad on March 30. Cruden picked up the Bulldogs’ lone singles win with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 2, while Hume faced a tough opponent at No. 1. Harcourt and Comer secured a doubles win with an 8-5 pro set victory, but the Bulldogs dropped the remaining matches against the visiting Dragons.