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Valkyrie Tennis Battle Against Barton But Falls Short

SPARTANBURG, S.C.-  Valkyrie Tennis fell short in a battle with Barton, 6-3, in Conference Carolinas tennis action on Friday afternoon.  Converse falls to 1-6 on the season and 1-2 in league play.  Barton improves to 3-5 and 3-0 in conference play.

Samantha Sheffield (Birmingham, Ala.) and Alex Schlesener (Stone Mountain, Ga.) picked up a doubles victory at the No. 2 slot winning 9-8 (4).  Taylor Littlejohn-Barr (York, S.C.) and Mary Kaitlyn Flynn (Duncan, S.C.) gave the Valkyries the 2-1 advantage after doubles competition winning the No. 3 doubles 9-8 (1).

Klaire Rouse (Gilbert, Ariz.) picked up the lone win for the Valkyries in singles competition winning the No. 6 singles 6-1, 6-0.

Converse gets back at it tomorrow, Saturday, March 21 against Mount Olive, at 11 am.

 

Barton 6, Converse 3

Doubles (1,2,3)

1. Kljajic/Lasry def. Margaret Pridmore/Kaitlin Knight (Converse) 8-5

2. Alex Schlesener/Samantha Sheffield (Converse) def. Pruden/Chon-Qui 9-8 (7-4)

3. Taylor Littlejohn-Barr/Mary Kaitlyn Flynn (Converse) def. Kelly/Utley 9-8 (7-1)

Singles (6,1,5,4,3,2)

1. Kljajic def. Alex Schlesener (Converse) 6-1. 6-0

2. Lasry def. Kaitlin Knight (Converse) 6-1, 6-2

3. Pruden def. Margaret Pridmore (Converse) 6-2, 6-1

4. Chon-Qui def. Taylor Littlejohn-Barr (Converse) 6-0, 6-2

5. Kelly def. Samantha Sheffield (Converse) 6-1, 6-0

6. Klaire Rouse (Converse) def. Utley 6-1, 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Mary Kaitlyn Flynn

Mary Kaitlyn Flynn

5' 8"
Freshman
Byrnes H.S.
Kaitlin Knight

Kaitlin Knight

5' 7"
Freshman
Sumter H.S.
Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

5' 3"
Junior
Spartanburg Methodist
Margaret Pridmore

Margaret Pridmore

5' 8"
Sophomore
Wodonga Senior Secondary School
Klaire Rouse

Klaire Rouse

5' 7"
Junior
Gilbert H.S.
Alex Schlesener

Alex Schlesener

6' 0"
Freshman
Providence Christian Academy
Samantha Sheffield

Samantha Sheffield

5' 9"
Junior
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School

Players Mentioned

Mary Kaitlyn Flynn

Mary Kaitlyn Flynn

5' 8"
Freshman
Byrnes H.S.
Kaitlin Knight

Kaitlin Knight

5' 7"
Freshman
Sumter H.S.
Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

Taylor Littlejohn-Barr

5' 3"
Junior
Spartanburg Methodist
Margaret Pridmore

Margaret Pridmore

5' 8"
Sophomore
Wodonga Senior Secondary School
Klaire Rouse

Klaire Rouse

5' 7"
Junior
Gilbert H.S.
Alex Schlesener

Alex Schlesener

6' 0"
Freshman
Providence Christian Academy
Samantha Sheffield

Samantha Sheffield

5' 9"
Junior
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School