OTTUMWA — Just hours before heading back to the class, members of the Ottumwa High School girls tennis team passed new tests on Tuesday at Dan Staggs Family Courts.
Three Bulldog players picked up wins in their varsity singles debut while Layla Criswell and Victoria Sosa closed out the dual earning a win in their debut as a varsity doubles team. All told, Ottumwa won every single set in 10 matches played against Des Moines Hoover-East improving to 3-0 in Iowa Alliance Conference south division duals with an 11-0 victory over the Polar Bears on a night where the depth of the Bulldogs was on full display.
"I told the girls before the match that it can be tough to play people that aren't quite as skilled at the game as themselves," Ottumwa head girls tennis coach Leanna White said. "What I was looking for was people who were going to go out there and play the game I know they can play as individuals."
Ottumwa (8-3) heads to Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday for the dual that could decide the Iowa Alliance south division championship. Action at Waveland Courts will get underway at 4 p.m.
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