Rhinelander’s Tori Riopel hits a return against Eau Claire North’s Miah Nelson during a WIAA Division 1 girls’ tennis sectional tournament in Eau Claire Wednesday, Oct. 4. Riopel won the match 6-4, 1-6, 11-9 to clinch a spot in the WIAA state tournament that gets underway Thursday in Madison. (Brett LaBore/Lakeland Times)
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Rising from the brink
After dramatic sectional meet, Hodags’ Riopel prepares for WIAA state tourney
Riopel rallied from down 9-5 in a 10-point match tiebreaker to defeat Eau Claire North’s Miah Nelson 6-4, 1-6, 11-9 in a quarterfinal match at No. 1 singles during a WIAA Division 1 sectional tournament at the Menard Tennis Center in Eau Claire.
