Week 7 Friday Night Forecast: Pick the Big Twelve football winners this week

Week 6 Results

Rank	Name	Record	Notes
1	Alan	6-0	Wins again!
2	Clark	5-1

Cumulative Standings

Rank	Name	Total Record	Wins	Notes
1	Alan	32-5	4
2	Clark	27-10	2

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SJO girls tennis sweeps doubles to complete 5-4 comeback at Centennial

In a thrilling Senior Night, SJO girls tennis rallied from a 4-2 singles deficit to beat Centennial 5-4. Standout doubles performances clinched the win.

CHAMPAIGN - The St. Joseph-Ogden girls tennis team delivered one of its most memorable performances of the season last Thursday, edging Champaign Centennial 5-4 in a dramatic dual meet on the Chargers’ Senior Night.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brook

SJO's Ainsley Rhoten attacks a short ball during her doubles match against Urbana, Rhoten and partner Shelby Warns, won their #1 doubles match at Centennial, upsetting Ria Modi and Taylor Diep. The Spartan pair also won their previous #1 doubles match against Watseka juniors Rose Koester and Elika Hardisty on September 30.

Fueled by clutch singles play from veterans Samantha Kelso and Lily Rice and a clean sweep through doubles, the Spartans (now 8-3 overall) earned a program-defining road victory heading into the final week of the regular season.

Kelso (8-3), who’s playing the best tennis of her prep career, set the tone early with a straight-sets win over Centennial’s top player, Ria Modi, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. The senior extended her win streak to four, following victories over St. Teresa, Watseka and Urbana.

Rice (9-1) responded with poise and determination at No. 2 singles, bouncing back from a tough September 29 loss to Urbana’s Ananyah Tangmunarunkit. The senior battled through three sets to outlast Taylor Diep 6-2, 3-6, 10-6, earning her second consecutive win.

Centennial briefly took control of the match after claiming the remaining singles courts, with strong showings from Krishna Patel, Asma Cheema, Romi Sagiv and Veronica Hooper against Spartan competitors Audrie Helfrich, Avarie Dietiker, Maddie Wells and Ava Midkiff. The Chargers’ surge gave them a 4-2 lead heading into doubles play.

With their backs to the wall, the Spartans’ doubles lineup came through in dominant fashion.

At No. 1 doubles, Ainsley Rhoten and Shelby Warns took down Modi and Diep in a tense 8-7 (2) tiebreaker, while the No. 2 pairing of Madison Farber and Kenley Ray rolled to an 8-2 win over Patel and Ellie Marinichev. The clinching point came from the No. 3 team of senior Karleigh Spain and junior Sophie Schmitz, who defeated Believe Mondika and Shaniece Clayborn 8-6. The duo improved their combined varsity records to 8-3.

St. Joseph-Ogden continues a strong late-season surge with two regular-season matches remaining, hosting Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Thursday at Atkins Tennis Center and closing at Maroa-Forsyth next Monday before postseason play begins.

Match Results

Singles
No. 1 — Samantha Kelso (SJO) def. Ria Modi (CENT), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 — Lily Rice (SJO) def. Taylor Diep (CENT), 6-2, 3-6, 10-6
No. 3 — Krisha Patel (CENT) def. Audrie Helfrich (SJO), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 — Asma Cheema (CENT) def. Avarie Dietiker (SJO), 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 — Romi Sagiv (CENT) def. Maddie Wells (SJO), 6-1, 7-6 (2)
No. 6 — Veronica Hooper (CENT) def. Ava Midkiff (SJO), 6-4, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 — Ainsley Rhoten/Shelby Warns (SJO)
def. Ria Modi/Taylor Diep (CENT), 8-7 (2)

No. 2 — Madison Farber/Kenley Ray (SJO)
def. Krisha Patel/Ellie Marinichev (CENT), 8-2

No. 3 — Karleigh Spain/Sophie Schmitz (SJO)
def. Believe Mondika/Shaniece Clayborn (CENT), 8-6

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