MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Union High School girls’ tennis team opened its season at home on Saturday with a dramatic win, edging visiting Colchester, 4-3.
The Tigers won three tiebreakers, at No. 1 singles by Elizabeth Bright, at No. 5 singles by Oni Krizo, and at No. 2 doubles by Isadora Luksch and Ellie Kiel.
Krizo’s 10-8 tiebreak victory decided the match in favor of the Tigers, according to Coach Jill Dunn.
Saturday’s individual match results were:
•At No. 1 singles, Bright, MUHS, defeated Anna Dean, 4-6, 6-3, 1-0.
•At No. 2 singles, Julia Bartlett, MUHS, lost to Lizzie Grueter, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0.
•At No. 3 singles, Abby Bailey, MUHS, defeated Caitlin Richardson, 6-1, 7-6.
•At No. 4 singles, Gabi Marin, MUHS, lost to Molly Echo, 2-6, 1-6.
•At No. 5 singles, Krizo, MUHS, defeated Julia Carroll, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0.
•At No. 1 doubles, Lois Alberts and Emma Franklin, MUHS, lost to Megan Mulcahy and Maddie Laguerre, 6-2, 6-0.
•At No. 2 doubles, Luksch and Kiel, MUHS, defeated Maia Franchetti and Emma McDonald, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0.
The Tigers are off until April 30, when they host Mount Mansfield at 3:30 p.m.