Pioneer Girls Tennis Invitational 5/7

Maharishi School girls’ tennis came out on top in the Pioneer Invitational Saturday, a five-team event including Albia, Burlington Notre Dame, Centerville and Davis County.

(In this round robin tournament, each game won = 1 point for the school)

1st Maharishi 103 points

2nd Albia 84 points

3rd Davis County 70 points

4th Centerville 34 points

5th Burlington Notre Dame 33 points

#1 singles flight winner:

Lily Fenton ,Maharishi

#2 singles flight winner:

Ishita Mukhadam, Maharishi

#1 doubles flight winners:

Vaisnavii Mohanraj and Bella Castle, Maharishi

#2 doubles flight winners:

A. Steuchel and A. Warning, Davis County

(Sisters Sara and Daira Valls of Maharishi finished 3rd)

“With this round robin format, everyone who enters gets to play four matches, win or lose. It was fun to see athletes from all five schools learning to adjust to different playing styles in real time while competing today. All of us coaches watched our players grow throughout the tournament.”

The Pioneers finish their regular season with a 6-0 dual match record and first place finishes in both the Fort Madison Invitational and the Pioneer Invitational. “I’m proud of our girls–they have steadily improved all season long.”

Wednesday, May 11 is the regional tournament hosted by Fairfield High School. Six Pioneers will compete with tennis players from seven other schools in southeast Iowa in singles or doubles for a place in the state tournament draw. In 2021 Lily Fenton became the first Maharishi School girls’ team player to qualify for the state singles tournament in a decade.

State singles and doubles will be May 27 and 28 at the University of Iowa tennis center.