Notre Dame Girls' "Wobble" To District 7 Tennis Title

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They danced and they pranced. They shaked and they baked. And then did the dance craze known as the Wobble. It’s their grandparents’ version of the Twist, the Mashed Potato and the Bristol Stomp.

 

Members of the Notre Dame girls’ tennis team were all smiles as they celebrated their district championship late Thursday afternoon, appropriately enough in the Champions Club parking lot.

 

The Irish defeated Signal Mountain, 8-1, to clinch the District 7 A-AA title, ending a 15-year title run by Chattanooga Christian. The Signal Mountain boys edged Notre Dame, 5-4, and finished second to district champ CCS.

 

“We have been working for this championship since December and practicing our dance moves every Sunday afternoon,†said a smiling Callie Voges, the only senior on the team who won her singles (No.3) and doubles (No.2 with Katie Joyce) matches against the visiting Eagles.

 

While they do the Wobble in parking lots across the city, their forehand winners, overhead smashes and crisp backhands down the line are anything but shaky, as evidenced by the undefeated season – 8-0 overall and 4-0 in district play.

 

“The girls have worked real hard for this championship and everyone at Notre Dame is excited for them,†said Irish head coach Anne Ricksecker.

 

“I am proud of the way all our players played today,†said Signal Mountain coach Keith Dressler. “The guys did a great job of taking two of three in doubles to clinch the win and finish second in the district and even though the score was 8-1, the girls played a real tough match against the champions.â€

 

What’s Next: Notre Dame plays Van Buren County Friday in the final district match of the season, followed by Senior Day by a non-district match with Hixson (Senior Day) on Monday.

 

District Tournament: The individual singles and doubles tournament (2 singles and 2 doubles entries per school) is May 7-8 at the Champions Club.

 

Notre Dame Girls 8, Signal Mountain 1

 

Singles

Katie Joyce (ND) def. Shelby O’Quinn, 8-4

Sarah Joyce (ND) def. Kylila Tucker, 8-3

Callie Voges (ND) def. Natalie Palmer, 8-6

Danika Dorris (ND) def. Sydney Adock, 8-1

Allyson Ross (ND) def. Allwyn Fisher, 8-5

Anna McIntyre (ND) def. Anna Cameron, 8-2

 

Doubles

Sarah Joyce/Dorris (ND) def. Tucker/Palmer, 9-8 (2)

Katie Joyce/Callie Voges (ND) def. O’Quinn/Fisher, 8-4

Adcock/Cameron (SM) def. Ross-Bridget Haywood, 8-6

Records: ND (8-0, 4-0 in A-AA District ?>??) SM (11-3, 3-2)

 

 

Signal Mtn. Boys’ 5, Notre Dame 4

Singles

Charles Jabaley (ND) def. Adam Wolfe, 8-3

Forrest Hooten (SM) def. Tyler Ross, 8-2

Thomas Gaudin (ND) def. Alex McReynolds, 8-5

Harrison Smith (SM) def. Jay Nguyen, 8-5

Zach Brown (SM) def. Brandon Sapala, 8-5

Chris Andrews (ND) def. Micajah Tucker, 8-6

 

Doubles

Wolfe/Hooten (SM) def. Jabaley/Ross, 9-6

Gaudin/Smith (ND) def. McReynolds/Smith, 8-6

Brown/Luke Blentlinger (SM) def. Sapala/Andrews, 8-4

Records: SM (9-5, 4-1); ND (5-3, 2-2)

 

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