The Mathews High School girls’ tennis team faced Rappahannock again last Wednesday, this time at Rappahannock’s home courts and played two out of three sets for the singles matches. Rappahannock ended up taking the win with a final team score of 6-2. Even though this score does not show it, this match was way closer than the previous contest against the Raiders, with two matches going to tie-breaker. Playing number one, Lyla Duff faced off against Averil Vaughan again but after some tremendous points and a tight first set Duff ended up losing to Rappahannock, 7-5, 6-3. Number two seed Ella Ward played an exhausting but tremendous match to earn the first win for Mathews against Anne Davis with a score of 6-4, 6-4. At number three, Rayann Helbig also won a tough match displaying a strong desire to win her match against Grace Gillions, with another score of 6-4, 6-4. Number four seed Jayda Thomas fell to Cat English, 6-0, 6-1, played a tough match but never gave up. Delaney Boatman, playi...
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