Lady Fighting Tigers fall in final regular season tennis match

Published 3:26 am Wednesday, September 23, 2015

By Jim Walker

Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ junior tennis player Aleigha Justice won her No. 1 singles match on Tuesday at Wheelersburg to finish the regular season with an unbeaten 10-0 record. Ironton lost the match 3-2. (Kent Sanborn of Southern Ohio Sports Photos)

Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ junior tennis player Aleigha Justice won her No. 1 singles match on Tuesday at Wheelersburg to finish the regular season with an unbeaten 10-0 record. Ironton lost the match 3-2. (Kent Sanborn of Southern Ohio Sports Photos)

Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

WHEELERSBURG — It was yet another thriller for the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ tennis team.

Playing with one senior, Ironton lost 3-2 to the senior-laden Wheelersburg Lady Pirates on Tuesday.

Wheelersburg had six seniors among their seven players.

Ironton No. 1 singles player Aleigha Justice won her match and finished the regular season 10-0.

Also winning for the Lady Fighting Tigers was No. 1 doubles team Holly Bruce and Sophia Caines.

Ironton will now play in the sectional tournament on Tuesday at Portsmouth. The sectional features 50 singles players and 32 doubles teams.

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