Normal West Tennis

Oct. 23: Bonnett Battles at State

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Sarah Bonnett competed in the State Tennis Tournament in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 23. She lost her first match to one of the top tournament seeds. In her second match, after losing the first set, she came back to dominate the second set, 6-1. However, she was defeated in the third set, ending her season.

Nevertheless, congratulations to Sarah for being the first girl in two years to represent West at State, and to the whole team for a solid year of accomplishment and improvement! With a multitude of returning seniors, and up and coming underclassmen, we look forward to a solid 2009 season!

http://www.ihsa.org/activity/tng/2008-09/1result1.htm

Oct. 17-18: West Places 5th at Sectionals, Bonnett to State!

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Over the weekend the Normal West Varsity Girls Tennis Team placed 5th in the Bloomington Sectional Tournament.

The team of Brittany Funk-Lindsey Sebade won one doubles match. In Singles, Renae Grilliot won her first match, and then lost a close match to the #2 seeded player.

The star for West, though, was Sarah Bonnett, who won her first match, and then upset the #4 seeded player in a tough 3-set battle to advance to the State Tournament this week. Way to go, Sarah!!

http://go.ihsa.org/reports/tng56741.htm

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/10/19/scholastic/doc48fa9eab748a3540072772.txt

Oct. 9: JV Finishes with Win over Metamore

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JV Girls Tennis Team ended their season with a victory over Metamora last Thursday, 6-3. Singles winners were Sophie Evans, Kelsey Pyne, Jordan Williams, and Jennifer Walker. Winning Doubles teams were Sam Reitz-Pyne, and Christie Gannon-Evans.

Way to go, Ladies!

Oct. 10-11: West Places 5th in Big 12 Conference

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Over the weekend, the Normal West Girls Varsity Team placed 5th in the Big 12 Conference Tournament.

Top finishers for West in Doubles on Friday night were Brittany Funk and Lindsey Sebade, who got 3rd at #2 Doubles; and Amanda Kirchner and Emily Howell, who placed 4th at #3 Doubles. In their final matches, both teams played very close 3-set matches that went well over 2 hours. The #1 Doubles team of Sarah Bonnett and Renae Grilliot placed 7th.

In Singles on Saturday, West's top finisher was Brittany Funk, who got 1st place at #4 Singles, winning a hard-fought championship match, 7-6, 6-4. Congratulations, Brittany! Amanda Kircher also medaled, placing 4th in #3 Singles. Sarah Bonnett and Renae Grilliot each got 5th place at #1 and #2 Singles, respectively. Emily Howell and Haley Hoesley also scored points for West at #5 and #6 Singles.

Nice effort, 'Cats!

Oct. 9: Pekin Defeats Varsity

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Thursday the Normal West Varsity Girls team played their final home dual meet vs. Pekin. (The conclusion of the doubles matches were played at U-High due to darkness. Many thanks to U-High for the use of their courts!) Despite several close matches, Pekin won 8-1. The lone West High point was scored by Brittany Funk in singles.

Oct. 2: JV Falls at Metamore

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The Girls Junior Varsity Team traveled to Metamore on Oct. 2, and were defeated 2-7 in the dual meet. Singles winners for West were Haley Hoesly and Sophie Evans. Kelsey Pyne also played a very close match, but lost in a tiebreaker.

Oct. 3-4: Varsity Places 12th in Bloomington Tournament

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In the final Bloomington Invitation Tournament this year, the West High Varsity placed 12th of 16 teams. Winning Doubles matches on Friday night were Sara Bonnett and Renae Grilliot, and also Amanda Kirchner and Emily Howell. On Saturday, Emily Howell also made a nice comeback in her singles victory. However, the real bright spot for the Wildcats over the weekend was Brittany Funk, who went 3-1 to place 3rd at #4 Singles. She was only one of two in-town entries to place that high in the tournament.

Great job, Brittany!

Oct. 1: Varsity Falls Short vs. Central Catholic

2008-10-03T05:40:00.002-05:00

On Wednesday the Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to Bloomington High School for an away meet against Bloomington Central Catholic. Despite several close matches and comeback attempts, Central Catholic came away with a 6-3 victory. Posting wins for West were Renae Grilliot and Amanda Kirchner in Singles, and Kirchner-Emily Howell in Doubles.

Sept. 30: JV Beats U-High

2008-10-03T05:36:00.002-05:00

Tuesday the JV Girls Tennis team hosted U-High in a dual meet. West posted a 5-2 victory (some matches were not completed because the U-High team had to leave early for another school commitment). Winning at Singles were Sam Reitz, Christie Gannon, and Sophie Evans. Doubles winners were Reitz-Haley Hoesly, and Gannon-Evans.

Way to go, 'Cats!

Sept. 29: Varsity Wins Over Eisenhower

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Monday the Varsity Girls Tennis team hosted Decatur Eisenhower and came away with a 9-0 meet victory. Sarah Bonnett, Amanda Kirchner, Renae Grilliot, Brittany Funk, Emily Howell, and Haley Hoesly all won their Singles matches. Likewise, the teams of Bonnett-Kirchner, Grilliot-Howell, and Funk-Hoesly ran the table in Doubles.

Good job, Ladies!

Sept. 29: JV Bests Pekin

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On Monday the JV Girls Tennis team traveled to Pekin and defeated the Dragons, 5-4. Sophie Evans, Kelsey Pyne, and Kirsten Thompson won their Singles matches. To clinch the meet victory, the teams of Evans-Christie Gannon and Thompson-Jordan Williams won at Doubles.

Great job, 'Cats!

2008 West High Girls Tennis Varsity Calendar & Results

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Aug. 26 (Tue.) - vs. Metamora (Home) -- L 4-5
Aug. 29-30 (Fri.-Sat.) - @ Springfield Tournament -- 4th (of 14 teams)
Sept. 4 (Thu.) - vs. U-High (Home) -- rained out
Sept. 10 (Wed.) - vs. Normal Community (Home) -- L 4-5
Sept. 13 (Sat.) - @ Bloomington Invitational #1 -- rained out
Sept. 16 (Tue.) - @ Urbana -- W 7-2
Sept. 19-20 (Fri.-Sat.) - @ Bloomington Invitational #2 -- 9th (of 15 teams)
Sept. 22 (Mon.) - vs. Morton (Home) -- Tie 3-3
Sept. 23 (Tue.) - vs. U-High rescheduled (Home) -- L 3-6
Sept. 24 (Wed.) - vs. Champaign Central (Home) -- W 9-0
Sept. 26-27 (Fri.-Sat.) - @ Edwardsville Tournament -- 10th (of 16 teams)
Sept. 29 (Mon.) - vs. Decatur Eisenhower (Home) -- W 9-0
Oct. 1 (Wed.) - vs. Central Catholic @ Bloomington HS -- L 3-6
Oct. 3-4 (Fri.-Sat.) - @ Bloomington Invitational #3 -- 12th (of 16 teams)
Oct. 7 (Tue.) - vs. Bloomington (Home) -- rained out
Oct. 9 (Thu.) - vs. Pekin (Home) -- L 1-8
Oct. 10-11 (Fri.-Sat.) - Big 12 Conference Tournament @ Bloomington HS -- 5th (of 10 teams)
Oct. 17-18 (Fri.-Sat.) - Sectionals @ Bloomington HS -- 5th (of 9 teams) - State Qualifier: Sarah Bonnett
Oct. 23-25 (Thu.-Sat.) - State Tournament @ Mt. Prospect

2008 West High Girls Tennis JV Calendar & Results

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Sept. 3 (Wed.) - vs. Pekin (Home) -- W 6-3
Sept. 4 (Thu.) - @ Morton -- rained out
Sept. 10 (Wed.) - @ Normal Community -- L 1-8
Sept. 11 (Thu.) - @ U-High -- rained out
Sept. 16 (Tue.) - @ Urbana -- W 6-1
Sept. 17 (Wed.) - @ Bloomington -- L 3-6
Sept. 22 (Mon.) - vs. Metamora @ Maxwell Park -- W 5-4
Sept. 25 (Thu.) - vs. Normal Community (Home) -- L 0-9
Sept. 29 (Mon.) - @ Pekin -- W 5-4
Sept. 30 (Tue.) - vs. U-High (Home) -- W 5-2
Oct. 2 (Thu.) - @ Metamora -- L 2-7
Oct. 7 (Tue.) - vs. Central Catholic @ Bloomington HS -- rained out
Oct. 9 (Thu.) - Metamora -- W 6-3

Sept. 26-27: Varsity Places 10th at Southern IL Duals

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Over the weekend the West Varsity Girls Tennis team traveled to Southern Illinois for a Dual Meet Invitational hosted by Belleville East and Edwardsville high schools. The team won 2 of 4 meets to place 10th overall in the 16-team field.

Their first meet on Friday was against Quincy, which they narrowly lost 2-3. Scoring points for West were the Doubles teams of Brittany Funk-Lindsey Sebade and Sarah Bonnett-Amanda Kirchner.

The second meet on Friday evening was against Belleville East's 2nd Squad. West won 5-0, with Funk-Sebade, Bonnett-Kirchner, and Sam Reitz-Christe Gannon winning at Doubles, and Renae Grilliot and Emily Howell coming out on top in their Singles matches.

On Saturday morning the girls faced O'Fallon Township High School. Lindsey Sebade injured her foot before the match and was barely able to walk, but with no substitutes available, she went ahead and played doubles. She turned in a courageous performance, with her and Brittany Funk winning a close match in straight sets at #1 Doubles. Bonnett-Kircher also pulled out a great comeback at #2 Doubles. After losing the first set and down 5-6 in the second, they won to tie the set at 6-6, then won the set in a tiebreaker, and clinched the match in a 10-point tiebreaker. In Singles, Bonnett, Grilliot, Funk, and Howell all won their matches for a 6-3 meet victory. Emily Howell won in impressive comeback fashion: after losing the first set 4-6, she won a close second set and then dominated in the 10-point tiebreaker.

The fourth and final match of the weekend was against Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin. Like the meets on Friday, this was played with a 2 Singles / 3 Doubles match format. Despite another close and gritty performance by Funk-Sebade in Doubles, SHG won the meet 4-1, with Bonnett-Kircher (who went 4-0 in Doubles over the weekend) scoring West's sole point.

All in all a very solid team result, especially considering inuries and a short-handed roster. There were clutch performances all around. Nice job, 'Cats!!

Sept. 25: West JV Fall to NCHS

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Thursday the West JV Girls Tennis squad hosted Normal Community High School, and were defeated 0-9. The lone West victory was posted by Kirsten Thompson in her exhibition match.

Although this was the second straight JV defeat to NCHS this season, the girls fought hard and many of the matches were closer than in the previous meet. So, despite the score, the JV Team is showing improvement!

Sept. 24: West Varsity Blanks Champaign Central

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Wednesday the Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted Champaign Central, and won all matches for a 9-0 victory. Singles winners were Sarah Bonnett, Amanda Kirchner, Renae Grilliot, Brittany Funk, Lindsey Sebade, and Emily Howell. Also victorious were the Doubles teams of Funk-Sebade, Bonnett- Kirchner, and Grilliot-Howell.

Way to go, 'Cats!

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/25/scholastic/doc48db23ee37c7c977563246.txt

Sept. 23: West Varsity Defeated by U-High

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Tuesday the Normal West Girls Varsity Tennis team hosted U-High in a dual meet. U-High won the meet 6-3. Scoring points for West were Brittany Funk and Lindsey Sebade in Singles, and the Doubles team of Sarah Bonnett and Amanda Kirchner.

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/25/scholastic/doc48db23ee37c7c977563246.txt

Sept. 22: U-High Match Rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 23

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The Home meet vs. U-High, originally scheduled for Sept. 4 but rained out, has been rescheduled for tomorrow night.

Sept. 22: JV Victorious over Metamora

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On Monday the JV Girls Tennis Team hosted Metamore in a meet at Maxwell Park, and came away with a 5-4 win.

Singles winners were Sam Reitz, Sophie Evans, Kelsey Pyne, and Jordan Williams, and well as Jennifer Walker in her exhibition match. The Doubles team of Evans-Christie Gannon also pulled out a win to seal the meet victory.

Great job, Ladies!

Sept. 22: West 3, Morton 3

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On Monday the Girls Varsity Tennis Team hosted Morton in a dual meet. After the Singles competition the score was tied 3-3. All of the Doubles matches were halted before completion due to darkness. A date for completing the match is planned, but has not been set.

Singles winners for West were Sarah Bonnett, Amanda Kirchner, and Lindsey Sebade. Honorable Mention also goes to Brittany Funk, who rallied from one set and 5-1 down to win 6 straight games and force a third set -- she eventually lost in a very close contest.

Nice effort, 'Cats!

Sept. 19-20: Varsity Places 9th at Bloomington Gold Tournament

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The West High Girls Varsity Tennis Team placed 9th out of 15 teams in a rain-abbreviated Bloomington Gold tournament over the weekend.

Friday night the doubles team of Sarah Bonnett and Amanda Kirchner won 3 matches to place 5th at #2 Doubles, and Renae Grilliot and Emily Howell won 2 matches to get 6th place at #3 Doubles. At #1 Doubles, the team of Brittany Funk and Emily Sebade won one match.

On Saturday, the girls were only able to complete at most 2 singles matches before rain halted play for the day. Lindsey Sebade won both her matches (including one against the #1 seed) to qualify for the semifinals at #5 Singles. Sara Bonnett, Amanda Kirchner, and Brittany Funk won one singles match apiece.

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/21/scholastic/doc48d5b38b2b36c389202290.txt

Sept. 17: JV Defeated at Bloomington

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The Junior Varsity Girls Tennis team was at Bloomington High School Wednesday, and lost a close one to BHS, 3-6. Sam Reitz, Christie Gannon, and Kelsey Pyne won their singles matches. However, there were several other singles matches and a doubles match that went to tiebreakers or were extremely close. All the girls put forth a solid effort. Nice job, 'Cats!

Sept. 16: Varsity and JV Both Post Wins at Urbana

2008-09-16T21:41:00.008-05:00

On Tuesday the Normal West Varsity and Junior Varsity Girls Tennis squads traveled to Urbana for a dual meet, and both came away with impressive victories.

In the Varsity meet, Normal West defeated Urbana, 7-2. Amanda Kirchner, Renae Grilliot, Brittany Funk, Lindsey Sebade, and Emily Howell all won their singles matches. The doubles teams of Kirchner-Sarah Bonnett and Grilliot-Howell also posted wins in doubles.

On the JV side, West won 6-1. Haley Hoesley, Sam Reitz, Christie Gannon, and Kelsey Pyne swept the four singles matches. Also winning at doubles were Hoesly-Reitz, and Pyne-Jordan Williams.

Great performance, 'Cats! We Lu-u-u-h-h-h you!!

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/17/scholastic/doc48d094dc8d048730468437.txt

Sept. 10: JV Falls to NCHS

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The Girls Junior Varsity Team traveled cross-town to play Normal Community's JV squad on Wednesday, and were defeated 1-8. The lone point for the Wildcats was earned by Jennifer Walker in her singles match.

Sept. 10: Varsity Loses Heartbreaker to Normal Community

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In a home meet that couldn't seemingly have been any closer, with 5 of the 9 matches decided in super (10-point) tiebreakers, the Normal West Varsity Girls lost 5-4 to Normal Community on Wednesday.

In singles, Amanda Kircher (who pulled out a super tiebreaker 12-10), Renae Grilliot, Brittany Funk, and Lindsey Sebade all won their matches. Sarah Bonnett narrowly missed a win at #1 singles, after losing a tiebreaker for the first set, storming back to take the second set, and then falling 10-8 in a tense super tiebreaker.

In doubles, the three teams of Funk-Sebade, Bonnett-Kirchner, and Grilliot-Emily Howell all won their first sets. However, Normal Community won the second set 6-4 in each case, and all 3 matches headed to super tiebreakers. Normal Community managed to pull out all 3 super tiebreakers to win the meet by one point.

Despite the disappointing finish, it was a fierce battle against the team that was the pre-season favorite to win the Big 12 Conference. The Wildcats showed they are in the mix for the Conference title, and a force to be reckoned with. Great effort, 'Cats!

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/11/scholastic/doc48c8a65914381720924483.txt
(Note error in Pantagraph article: Renae Grilliot def. Jessica Steach by the score indicated.)

Sept. 3: JV Wins Season Opener vs. Pekin

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The Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Team hosted Pekin for their first meet of the year Wednesday, and came away with a 6-3 victory.

Winning singles matches were Christie Gannon, Sophie Evans, Kelsey Pyne, and Jordan Williams. The doubles teams of Gannon-Evans and Pyne-Williams also posted wins. In addition, Kirsten Thompson and Jennifer Walker were victorious in their exhibition singles matches, and also teamed together to win their exhibition doubles match.

Great job, ladies -- way to start the season!

Aug. 29-30: West Finishes 4th at Springfield Tournament

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The West High Girls Tennis Team posted their strongest finish in several years at the Springfield Tournament over the weekend, placing 4th out of 14 teams with 37 points.

In the doubles competition Friday night, Sarah Bonnett and Amanda Kirchner achieved a 3rd place finish at #2 Doubles, while Brittany Funk and Lindsey Sebade placed 6th at #1 Doubles. At #3 Doubles, Renae Grilliot and Emily Howell won one match (and were leading in another) before their tournament was called due to darkness (malfunctioning lights at their site).

Saturday, those scoring points during the Singles competition were Brittany Funk (2nd at #4 Singles), Sarah Bonnett and Lindsey Sebade (3rd at #1 and #4 Singles, respectively), Renae Grilliot (4th at #3 Singles), and Amanda Kirchner (6th at #2 Singles).

Great Tournament, 'Cats!

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/08/31/scholastic/doc48ba298633305894802251.txt

Aug. 26: Varsity Girls Lose Nailbiter to Metamora

2008-08-27T22:22:00.002-05:00

On Tuesday, the Varsity Girls Tennis Team opened their 2008 season by hosting Metamora. It was an extremely close contest that came down to the final doubles match, which Metamora pulled out 7-5 in the 3rd set, thus winning the meet 5-4.

Singles winners for West were Brittany Funk, Lindsey Sebade, and Emily Howell. Funk and Sebade also won their doubles match.

The meet was a great team effort against a quality opponent, and bodes well for the rest of season. Good job, 'Cats!

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/08/27/scholastic/doc48b4ec4d17596515812142.txt

2008 West High Girls Tennis Roster

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Sarah Bonnett - Junior (co-captain)

Sophie Evans - Sophomore

Brittany Funk - Junior

Christie Gannon - Junior

Renae Grilliot - Senior (co-captain)

Haley Hoesly - Sophomore

Emily Howell - Junior

Amanda Kirchner - Junior

Kelsey Pyne - Freshman

Sam Reitz - Sophomore

Kirsten Thompson - Junior

Lindsey Sebade - Junior

Jennifer Walker - Freshman

Jordan Williams - Freshman

Varsity Practice At ERC today

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Varsity Players and Parents,

The top eight players will practice today at ERC from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.

Welcome to the new Normal West Tennis Site

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This is the official site of the boys and girls tennis teams at Normal West High School.

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