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28 | August 31, 2017 | The lake forest leader sports LakeForestLeader.com Girls tennis Scouts top Glenbrook South, finish fifth at NT Invite Todd Marver Freelance Reporter New Trier and Highland Park are no strangers to playing one another. After the Trevians and Giants finished in a sixthplace tie at the Class 2A state tournament last year, the teams placed second and third, respectively, at the New Trier Tennis Invite Saturday, Aug. 26. The Trevians fell 4-1 to Stevenson in the championship match. “All the girls played well, which was the most important thing,” New Trier coach Jerry Morse- Karzen said. “This was our first match of the year. There was good competition. We knew Stevenson was the favorite to win state this year. We went toe to toe with them. “We played well and all the matches were really very close. We were right in there. As much as I’d always like to win, I was very pleased with how the team played.” Lake Forest defeated Glenbrook South 4-1 in the fifth place match. The team went 3-1 over the course of the two-day tournament. Scouts’ No. 1 Kiley Rabjohns breezed past GBS’s Vanessa Uaisaner (GBS) 6-0, 6-1. Emily Gorczynski, the Scouts’ No. 2, also had an easy going in her match, winning 6-0, 6-0 over her Titans’ counterpart Rachel Schwartz. In doubles, the No. 2 team of Kelly Kunz and Gabby Jakubowski picked up a win, but needed three sets to do it. After winning the first set 6-2, GBS rebounded with a 6-4 win of its own. Kunz and Jakubowski sealed the deal in Set 3, however, winning 11-9. Teresa Fawcett and Grace Gesheidle played as the No. 3 duo for <strong>LF</strong> and notched a 7-5, 2-6, 10-2 win over Glenbrook South. The Scouts’ only blemish came in the No. 1 doubles spot. Salma Alsikaki and Olivia Wheldon won Set 1 for Lake Forest 6-2, but dropped the second 1-6. GBS proved too much for them, however, as they fell 10-7 in Set 3. The Scouts opened the tournament with a 5-0 shutout over New Trier’s green squad on Friday, Aug. 25. Lake Forest ran into some trouble in its second match, however, as Fremd blanked the Scouts 5-0. They rebounded with a 3-2 victory over Glenbrook North to land themselves in the fifth place match. Rabjohns picked up the lone win on singles, winning in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Nika Belova and Cody Avis played as the No. 1 doubles duo against GBN and won easily 6-1, 6-2. Julianna Roman and Emily Asmussen played at No. 2 and notched a 6-1, 6-4 win for the Scouts’ squad. Alex Slomba, playing in the No. 2 singles position, dropped her match 6-1, 6-0 to GBN’s Grace Chatas. In doubles, the No.3 duo of Lucy Rubenstein and Keaton Wilhelm forced a third set with Glenbrook North. After winning the first set 6-3, the Scouts’ duo was blanked in the second 6-0. Set 3 turned out to be a battle, but Lake Forest eventually fell 10-5 to round out the matches. Stevenson’s Zoe Taylor defeated New Trier senior Amia Ross 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 in the No. 1 singles match. In the No. 1 doubles match, Stevenson’s Kate Harvey and Elizabeth Ferdman topped the Trevians duo of Ali Benedetto and Emily Dale, 6-4, 6-4. “Amia played Zoe Taylor, who is certainly one of the top kids statewide,” Morse-Korzen said. “She went to a super breaker with her and was knocking at the door for a possible win. So for Amia, that was good stuff. Amia has been very solid. [Ali and Emily] played a good doubles team. Kate Harvey is a former state doubles champ [in 2014]. [Ali and Emily] lost a close doubles match. If a few points had been different, maybe Ali and Emily could’ve ended up winning that match.” Although Ross played singles against Stevenson, she typically plays doubles. Ross and Michelle Capone took fifth place at state last year. “It just shows how talented Amia is,” Morse- Karzen said. “She’s been so successful playing doubles at state. She got fifth last year in the state and was All-State first team. She’s very good in singles. It’s nice to have the ability to be able to play Amia either in singles or doubles and know she’s going to be able to be successful. It’s a nice option to have as a coach.” Like Ross, Benedetto competed against Stevenson in a different position than she found herself at state last year. Despite playing doubles against Stevenson, Benedetto competed in singles at state last year, bowing out of the tournament in the second round of the consolation bracket. “Ali had a great season last season at state,” Morse-Karzen said. “She had a tough draw. She had two good players in the first round and the second round in the back draw and she was out. It’s always good to have done something once. You get a feel for it and you’re more comfortable the next time you come to it.” Morse-Karzen has seen Benedetto’s game improve since last year’s freshman season. “She’s always been very poised,” Morse-Karzen said. “She still has that same poise and she’s got a little more power. She’s bigger and she’s grown three, four or five inches or so. She’s got a little more power. Her game is very complete. She’s not one dimensional. She can pop, drive a top spin, slice, drop shot and volley. She’s got a nice overall game, which is great to have and gives you lots of options also. Ali is getting better. She was good last year and I think she’s gotten better since last year.” The Giants defeated Fremd for third place, 3-2. Highland Park junior Lily Tiemeyer and sophomore Halle Michael were doubles partners for the first time against Fremd and won the No. 1 doubles match against the Vikings, 7-5, 6-0. “I thought it went really well,” Tiemeyer said. “It was a lot of fun. We tried really hard. I’m really happy. We all worked really hard to get the win against the other school. I’m really happy that we really helped in getting that win too. I just feel really happy to get third.” And her partner agreed. “It was our first time playing together and I think we did a good job communicating and just doing what we need to do,” Michael said. Tiemeyer and Michael both competed at state last year. Tiemeyer played singles and Michael played doubles with senior Devin Davidson. Tiemeyer went 0-2 at state, while Michael and Davidson bowed out of the tournament in the fourth round of the consolation bracket. Although Tiemeyer played singles at state in 2016, she is no stranger to playing doubles. Tiemeyer played with junior Monique Brual in doubles at state in 2015 where the duo bowed out of the tournament in the fifth round of the consolation bracket. “It was my second time going to state [in 2016],” Tiemeyer said. “It was different. My first year I was playing doubles and my second year I was playing singles. It was a really good experience to see who’s out there and who’s playing. It made me want to work even harder in the offseason and work on a bunch of a different things with my mental game and my strokes and stuff.” Michael feels the opportunity to compete at state last year as a freshman was beneficial and she improved her mental game in the offseason. “It was my first time going to state and I think it was a really cool experience because there were a lot of good players,” Michael said. “It shows me what’s out there and what the competition is and it just makes you want to work harder and be the best player I can be. My mental game has probably gotten a little stronger because that hasn’t been my best game. But working on that during the offseason has definitely helped for this season so far. Even at state, it’s hard to have a strong mental game the whole entire time, so that was something I definitely wanted to work on and I think I improved.” It’s nearly two months until Highland Park has the opportunity to compete at state again from Oct. 19-21. Even so, the Giants are looking to improve upon last year’s sixth place finish and are aiming for Top 3 this year. “[Coach Steve] Rudman says the goal for the team is to get around third place,” Tiemeyer said. “My goal would be helping and winning and getting really good and playing good people and being competitive with them.” “My goal is just playing the best that I can so that when it comes to the time for sectionals or state I’m ready all-around mentally and physically just to do what I need to do,” Michael said. Glenbrook North was eighth, falling 3-2 to Barrington in the seventh place match. Loyola also competed, winning the 13th place match 4-1. Additional reporting by Sports Editor Erin Redmond.
LakeForestLeader.com SPORTS the lake forest leader | August 31, 2017 | 29 Girls Swimming and Diving Lake Forest relays provide early, fun test for local swimmers Host Scouts take ninth place at meet David Jaffe Freelance Reporter The many swimmers and teams competing in the Lake Forest Scout Relays Saturday, Aug. 26, believe it’s a very fun way to begin the season with several different relay events they won’t otherwise compete in during the season. Lake Forest coach Carolyn Grevers believes this is the perfect way to start the season. The Scouts took ninth as a team and tallied 185 points. And while they didn’t win, the event was a fun learning experience for the young squad. “This is a fun meet but it’s also meant to be challenging,” Grevers said. “It helps bring the team together and it’s been a great way to get the season going since we started it four years ago. Kendra Joachim won the [sophomore] 100 (55.67) and she was outstanding. Our IM relay got third [Ashley Updike, Joachim, Miki Boveri, Catherine Terkildsen, 4:26.77].” Ashley Updike was also second in the sophomore 50 (25.46). Although the Scouts are young, they are about as ready to begin a season as Grevers has seen from her teams. “I haven’t had a team with this type of energy in my 15 years of coaching here,” Grevers said. “They’re a young team but they’re pushing and doing everything for each other.” Glenbrook South swimmer Kate Solem has now participated in the Scout Relays three years and continues to enjoy it. “It’s a really nice way to start the season,” Solem said. “There’s a lot of energy among everyone here and the crowd is cheering really loud. It’s always one of my favorite meets because there are a lot of unique events.” One was the 800-yard freestyle combo relay where someone from each class swims a leg of the relay. Although Solem is a distance swimmer, it’s still not an easy event. But she, along with Emsela Orucevic, Alexis Kachkin and Bella Del Muro, finished second in 8 minutes, 17.16 seconds. “The 800 is definitely one of the more challenging events,” Solem said. “It’s a hard event physically and an even harder one mentally. But we were all in it together and did a good job pushing ourselves. That’s what helped us do well.” The Titans were fourth at the 13 team meet with 342 points. Kachkin won the sophomore 50 free (24.59), while Orucevic (26.51) and Catherine Devine (25.15) were second in the freshman and junior 50. Glenbrook South took third in the 500 free crescendo relay with Catherine Devine, Kachkin, Orucevic and Solem (4:51.74) and the 200 free relay with Erin Nitahara, Nikki Dontcheva, Chloe Konrad and Devine (1:45.78). Highland Park was seventh with several strong performances and was well suited for the 400 individual medley where everyone swims every medley event. The Giants relay of Sarah Fishbein, Selin Sonmez, Hannah Wander and Abby Smith was second (4:25.25). “We have a lot of good IM’ers and that showed in this event,” Smith said. “All four of us did a good job at being effective on every stroke. I’ve been training every day in the offseason. I feel more prepared and I think everyone on our team is ready to have a strong season.” Hannah Wander was also part of the winning 200 breaststroke relay with Sonmez, Fishbein and Rachel Wander (2:13.50). The Scout Relays are exactly the type of meet she enjoys. “I love relays and the breaststroke is my event which I get to do in a few relays here,” Hannah Wander said. “It makes it really fun. I think this also builds team camaraderie which is what you want in the first meet of the season.” Smith was also second in the junior 100 free (55.72). Glenbrook North’s Natalie Horwitz has been competing in relays with teammates Tiffany Qiao and Ellen Gilbert for the last few years. And she loves closing out a meet in the 400 free. These three, along with Maggie Li, finished third in 3:46.51. “The 400 relay is my favorite event,” Horwitz said. “The past three years I’ve competed with Ellen and Tiffany. We do that every meet. We don’t have Sabrina [Baxamusa] anymore but know we can rely on each other. And I love the feeling of beating out the team in the lane next to you.” Qiao took third in the senior 100 free (55.74) as did the same four in the 200 butterfly relay (1:49.81). GBN was eighth (224). SOCCER From Page 31 fall apart. It’s not enjoyable.” Highland Park’s defense helped deny seven shots on goal, but a late blunder put the game out of reach for good. While Danneker got one last touch on the ball, the Giants essentially knocked his shot into their own goal to put the Scouts up 4-1 in the 70th minute. “Our three seniors in the midfield — Jake Danneker, Austin Pinderski and Christophe Wettermann — did a good job controlling the game, kinda dominated the game,” Scouts coach Rob Perry said. “Jake has probably been the best player in both games and he was finding people today, being creative. Those three guys are leading us and Joey Williams and Jack Page, they played well. It’s a great group of seniors. They’re leading and they’re helping out our new guys.” The Giants (1-3) opened the season with a win over Hoffman Estates on Aug. 21. Their struggles from the <strong>LF</strong> match continued, however, when they were shutout 2-0 by Deerfield in the seventh place match Saturday, Aug. 26. “I think our physicality and our intensity [needs work],” the HP coach said. “We let them win every header in the first 20 minutes, it was a free win for them and it just put us on the defensive. We have to win some 50/50 balls. We need to take control of things instead of letting things get dictated to us.” The win gave the Scouts (1-2) a new sense of confidence. Lake Forest wasn’t able to get past Carmel in the fifth place match, however, falling 4-2 on Aug. 26. Lake Forest Academy finished fourth after its shutout loss, 3-0, to Lakes in the third place game. “[This tournament is] great because I think all eight teams are pretty even,” Perry said. “… It’s a real even eight teams, so it’s a great test to find out where you’re at. It’s three games to find your strengths and expose your weaknesses. It’s a great kick-off for the rest of the season.” Lake Forest junior Kean O’Connor (back) tries to work the ball away from Highland Park’s Ronin Moore. Erin Redmond/22nd Century Media
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