Tennis
Norwich
BINGHAMTON - Competing in the state qualifying tournament on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, the Norwich doubles team of Makenzie Maynard and Caroline Stewart finished in third placed and will travel to the state tournament this weekend.
In the first round of the tournament Maynard and Stewart beat out their opponents handily in straight sets to move on to the second round. Here they would face the Horseheads team of Tatum Benesh and Rachel Spermer. Maynard and Stewart took the match into a third set tiebreaker only to fall 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(3).
On the next day of the tournament the Norwich girls were fighting to get back to the third place match and would compete against a tough Union-Endicott team. Maynard and Stewart would still win and face Binghamton's Abby Combs and Allie Westbrook in the third place match. Winning in straight sets, the Norwich girls would take third and a spot in the state tournament.
"They're really starting to gel as a good doubles team," said Norwich coach John Stewart. "We took care of some teams from bigger schools and I'm really excited to see what they can do in states."
Maynard and Stewart will compete again this weekend at the state tournament in Latham starting on Friday, October 30.
Match results: 1st round; Makenzie Maynard & Caroline Stewart (N) def. Olivia Clark & Madeline Meier (Elmira Notre Dame) 6-3, 6-0. 2nd round; Tatum Benesh & Rachel Spermer (H) def. Makenzie Maynard & Caroline Stewart (N), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3). 3rd round consolation; Makenzie Maynard & Caroline Stewart (N) def. Bri Harmon & Cailei Haynes (U-E), 6-3, 6-2. Third place match; Makenzie Maynard & Caroline Stewart (N) def. Abby Combs & Allie Westbrook (Bing), 6-3, 6-1.
Swimming
Norwich
JOHNSON CITY - The Norwich girls varsity swim team competed against Johnson City on Friday, October 23, and won 77-73.
The match was close all the way through and was tied going into the last relay where Norwich would clinch the win. The 400 freestyle relay team of Winter, Llewellyn, Wenzel, and Blaisure won the race in 4:17.62.
Norwich also swept the 50 free and the 100 free taking first, second, and third place in both events.
The Purple Tornado is now preparing for the sectional prelims on November, 4.
Meet results: 200 medley relay; Llewellyn, Blaisure, Winter, Stroh, (N) 2:04.53. 200 Free; Madeline Antoine, (JC) 2:21.57. 200 Individual Medley; Maya Blaisure (N) 2:32.46. 50 Free; Margie Winter, (N) 27.24. 100 Fly; Margie Winter, (N) 1:09.64. 100 Free; Melissa Stroh, (N) 1:03.10. 500 Free; Madeline Antoine, (JC) 6:20.39. 200 Free Relay; Gobliowski, Antoine, Hamlin, Antoine, (JC) 2:01.58. 100 Back; Lauren Llewellyn, (N) 1:13.71. 100 Breast; Maya Blaisure, (N) 1:16.55. 400 Free Relay; Winter, Llewellyn, Wenzel, Blaisure, (N) 4:17.62.
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