Lady Tigers finish third at sectional

Published 4:13 pm Monday, April 30, 2007

By BY BRUCE HIXON – SPORTS EDITOR
Andalusia and Opp claimed all six singles positions and all three doubles spots in Tuesday's Class 4A Girls Tennis Sectional held at Andalusia.
The host Lady Bulldogs claimed three singles divisions and two doubles spots to win the team crown with 29 points. Opp won the other three singles divisions and the other singles spot to finish runner-up with 22 points. The T.R. Miller Lady Tigers finished the meet in third place with 12 points. The tournament's other entry, Jackson, was shut out.
Andalusia's Sarah Catherine Barlow won the number one singles championship, while teammate Miriam Fagerstrom claimed the number two spot.
Opp claimed the next three singles spots. Ashley Hall prevailed at number three, while Molly Johnson won the number four division. Chelsey Jones prevailed at the number five spot. Andalusia's Blanche Alverson won the sixth and final singles spot.
Andalusia's Barlow and Fagerstrom duplicated their singles championship in doubles where they also won the number one position. Opp's Ashley Hall and Johnson won the number two doubles position, while Andalusia's Alverson and Jessica West won the number three spot.
Individual results for T.R. Miller were unavailable. The boys sectional was played Friday after a one-day weather delay. Results of that match will be in Wednesday's paper.

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