Timothy Christian girls volleyball team wins tournament
York girls volleyball team third at Benet Academy invite.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
Another year and another hot start for the Timothy Christian girls volleyball team.
The Trojans ran their record to 7-0 overall after winning the Timothy/Westmont Volleyball Invite.
In pool play, the Trojans scored a 25-14, 25-14 win over Chicago Latin School. The Trojans also defeated crosstown neighbor IC Catholic Prep 25-18, 25-13 and then scored a 25-21, 25-21 win over Elgin Harvest Christian Academy.
In the semifinals, the Trojans downed conference foe St. Edward 25-20, 25-27, 25-14 and then defeated Harvest 14-25, 25-20, 25-22 for the title.
Earlier, the Trojans downed Westmont 25-5, 25-18 in non-conference action. Kendra Teune had five kills, two aces and five digs. Ava Venema had four kills and three aces. Zoe Stanton had 10 digs and Tracy Westra had 18 assists. Ruth Hruska-Kelley had seven kills.
The Trojans opened Metro Suburban Conference play with a 25-11, 25-6 win over Ridgewood. Teune had eight kills and three digs. Venema had seven kills, while Stanton had six digs. Westra had 17 assists and three blocks.
York girls volleyball
The York girls volleyball team placed third at the Benet Academy invitational.
The Dukes started the tournament with a 25-17, 25-17 win over Oak Park-River Forest and then scored a 26-24, 26-24 win over West Aurora. The Dukes concluded the first day of the event with a 25-27, 25-19, 25-17 win over Hinsdale Central. Of significance, OPRF and Hinsdale Central both are in the same conference as York (West Suburban Conference Silver Division).
York then dropped a 26-24, 25-16 match to Neuqua Valley in the semifinals, but came back to record a 25-10, 18-25, 25-16 win over West Aurora in the third-place match.
York’s Sarah Rose (senior setter) and Kristie Paus (senior middle blocker) both were named to the all-tournament team at Benet Academy.
“I am happy with the way the girls are improving and showing some very competitive spirit at the Benet tournament in coming from behind to defeat Hinsdale Central after a first-game loss as well as West Aurora after a Game 2 loss,” said York coach Patty Iverson.
York started the season with a 25-13, 25-21 non-conference win over Lincoln-Way West.
York girls tennis
The York girls tennis team went to a 5-5 draw with Wheaton North in non-conference action in Wheaton. York compered without key players Alex Hennessy and Julia Riddle, who both were out with illness. The tie put York at 4-0-1.
Cameron Elsey was a 6-3, 6-1 winner at No. 4 singles for York. Maja Shaw and Cate Duhig were 5-7, 6-0, (10-5) winners at No. 1 doubles for the Dukes, while Liz Mazzocco and Mei Giuffre were 6-3, 1-6, (10-8) winners at No. 2 doubles.
Jacki Riek and Cristina Gamboa were 6-3, 6-1 winners at No. 4 doubles, while Jessica Paist and Allison Stramel were 8-5 winners at No. 5 doubles.
Through five matches, Paist was leading the team in wins with a 5-0 record. Shaw, Mazzocco and Stramel each were 4-0. Duhig was 4-1, while Hennessy, Riddle, Eva Jacobsthal, Aleksina Jovic and Mei Giuffre each were 3-1.
