GIRLS TENNIS: Seven area athletes qualify for sectionals

Along with two Southern Lakes Conference champions, including a doubles team, four others advanced to Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 sectional at Brookfield East.

Qualifying for sectionals are three Wilmot Union High School singles players and two doubles teams from Westosha Central High School, after they appeared in Tuesday’s Racine Horlick subsectional.

Bianca Andersen
Bianca Andersen

Two of three Panther tennis players are returning for the second straight year in singles competition, sophomore Bianca Anderson in No. 1 and her sister, Bella, at No. 2.

Bianca, who holds a 23-3 record, won the SLC title.

While Bella, a senior, qualified in singles for the second consecutive year, it is her third straight overall.

As a sophomore in 2014, Bella appeared with Lauren Brendel in doubles.

The third Panther qualifier, freshman Brynn Amundson, takes her 12-3 No. 3 singles record into sectionals.

Tori Salerno
Tori Salerno

For Westosha Central, however, the school returns to sectional competition for the first time since 2014.

Alyssa Hrncar
Alyssa Hrncar

Seniors Alyssa Hrncar/Tori Salerno, who won the SLC, advanced to sectionals and carries a 17-5 record for the Falcons.

In No. 3 doubles, the junior pair of Brooke Wysiatko/Katie Barningham qualified, and holds a 20-3 record.

In 2014, the Falcons qualified Anna Finnemore in No. 3 singles, along with then-freshman Stephanie Dopuch/senior Maria Salerno in No. 2 doubles and the combination of Kate Neave/Jessica Vela at No. 3 doubles.


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