Rhinelander’s Shayla Coppenger hits a return during a GNC girls’ tennis match against Pacelli at the RHS tennis courts Tuesday, Aug. 29. Coppenger fended off Pacelli’s Morgan Matowitz 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 3 singles as part of the Hodags’ 5-2 victory in the dual. (Bob Mainhardt for the River News)
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Hodag tennis edges Pacelli in conference opener
The Hodags swept doubles and scored a pair of three-set victories as they knocked off Pacelli 5-2 at the RHS tennis courts. The Cardinals (1-2 GNC), who finished in third, eight points behind the GNC champion Hodags in last year’s conference standings, took the top two singles flights kept it close until the end.
