North's Farmer to state tennis semifinals

Staff report
The Tribune-Star

INDIANAPOLIS June 13, 2009 12:10 am

— Brittany Farmer, a senior at Terre Haute North, had a tough time on Friday, but prevailed in a pair of tiebreakers in advancing to today’s semifinals of the IHSAA Individual singles state finals at North Central High School.
Farmer (18-5 overall, 6-0 in tournament) eliminated previously unbeaten freshman Bethany Moore (19-1, 4-1) of Lebanon 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) in their first round match.
“At this level, a win’s a win,” commented North tennis coach Jim Cook afterward.
Farmer moves on to face another unbeaten opponent, senior Mary Hill (18-0, 8-0) of Munster, at 10 a.m. today. The championship and consolation matches will be at 2 p.m.
Meanwhile, Emma Bilyeu-Mallory Metheny (13-4, 9-1) of Terre Haute South dropped a 6-3, 6-1 decision to Brebeuf’s Annabeth Barnard-Gabrielle Rubenstein (17-1, 6-0) in their IHSAA Individual Doubles State Finals first round match on Friday.

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