New Castle High School

The girls had a great day Saturday, playing in our own invitational with a field of multiple district ranked teams. In the first round, the Trojans matched up against Danville and and defeated the Warriors 5-0. In the semi-final round, the Trojans took on District 8, #6 Silver Creek and nearly beat the Dragons, before falling 3-2. In the 3rd place match, the Trojans met a familiar opponent in Connersville. The Trojans prevailed for the second time this season against the Spartans, 3-2. Huge congrats to sophomore Peyton Blessinger on being named to the All Tournament Team as she went 3-0 on the day. Ashlynn also was also a perfect 3-0 on the day with no set closer than 6-3. Emma and Cadence were great at 1 Doubles going 2-1. Cloe at 3 Singles, Watty and Chelsie at 2 Doubles each going 1-2 with wins over Danville on the day. Round 1: 5-0 vs Danville 1S - Peyton Blessinger won 6-0, 6-0 2S - Ashlynn Blessinger won 6-0, 6-1 3S - Cloe Poe won 6-1, 6-4 1D - Emma Harris/Cadence Armacost won 6-1, 7-5 2D - Chelsie Groce/Watukweis Watson won 6-3, 6-2 Round 2: 2-3 vs Silver Creek 1S - Peyton Blessinger won 7-5, 6-1 2S - Ashlynn Blessinger won 6-0, 6-3 3S - Cloe Poe lost 5-7, 2-6 1D - Cadence Armacost/Emma Harris lost 5-7, 5-7 2D - Chelsie Groce/Watkuweis Watson lost 1-6, 4-6 Round 3: 3-2 vs Connersville 1S - Peyton Blessinger won 6-3, 6-0 2S - Ashlynn Blessinger won 6-2, 6-2 3S - Cloe Poe lost 1-6, 0-6 1D - Emma Harris/Cadence Armacost won 7-6(5), 6-1 2D - Chelsie Groce/Watkuweis Watson lost 7-6(4), 0-6, 5-10