The Kewaunee High School girls tennis team opened its season by competing in five matches in the 17-team Battle on the Bay Invitational hosted by Bay Port High School in Howard on Aug. 15 and 16.

The highlight of the tournament for the Storm was its 6-1 defeat of Green Bay East in an Aug. 16 match.

On Aug. 15, the Storm lost to Green Bay West, 6-1; to Marinette, 7-0; and to Ashwaubenon, 7-0. Kewaunee fell to Shawano, 6-1, in its other Aug. 16 match.

Kewaunee No. 1 player Ellie Walecka won both of her matches Aug. 16. Walecka beat Cheyenne Knueppel of Shawano, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6; and Kee Xiong of Green Bay East, 6-4, 6-2.

Also winning twice for the Storm was doubles team of Emmy Kickbusch and Ariel Johanek, who topped Alma Robles and Jennifer Dotterer of Green Bay West, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 2 doubles, then beat Orla O’Connell and Sasha Klug, of Green Bay East, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 3.

Other match winners for Kewaunee were Sam Ferron and Jenny Kleiman in singles and Andrea Ledvina-Alyssa Johanek and Emma Hrivnak-Emma Nuecterline in doubles, all against East.

Battle on the Bay Invitational

Bay Port High School

Green Bay West 6, Kewaunee 1 — Singles matches: No. 1: Megan Leisgang, GBW, beat Ellie Walecka, K, 5-7, 1-6; No. 2: Maddy Steber, GBW, beat Sam Ferron, K, 6-2, 5-7, 4-10; No. 3: Marie Smith, GBW, beat Kaitlyn Hrivnak, K, 2-6, 0-6; No. 4: Danielle Lefke, GBW, beat Emma Nuecterline, K, 2-6, 1-6. Doubles: No. 1: Cora Shefchik-Melanie Shefchik, GBW, beat Alyssa Johanek-Jenny Kleiman, K, 1-6, 5-7; No. 2: Emmy Kickbusch-Ariel Johanek, K, beat Alma Robles-Jennifer Dotterer, GBW, 6-3, 6-0; No. 3: Mai Thao-Madison Shunke, GBW, beat Kaitlyn Mauer-Emma Hrivnak, K, 0-6, 3-6.

Marinette 7, Kewaunee 0 — Singles: No. 1: Dyllan Finger, M, beat Ellie Walecka, K, 4-6, 2-6; No. 2: Juanita Zeifert, M, beat Sam Ferron, K, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 9-11; No. 3: Megan Conley, M, beat Kaitlyn Hrivnak, K, 0-6, 0-6; No. 4: Madeline Bergstrom, M, beat Emma Nuecterline, K, 0-6, 1-6. Doubles: No. 1: Rachel Hoppe-Paige Minton, M, beat. Jenny Kleiman-Alyssa Johanek, K, 4-6, 3-6; No. 2: Paige Florek-Morgan Florek, M, beat Andrea Ledvina-Kaitlyn Mauer, K, 0-6, 0-6; No. 3: Tara Cook-Maria Bieberitz, M, beat Emmy Kickbusch-Ariel Johanek, K, 6-7 (5), 2-6.

Ashwaubenon 7, Kewaunee 0 — Singles: No. 1: Jayme Kiser, A, beat Ellie Walecka, K, 1-6, 0-6; No. 2: Aubree Helstad, A, beat Jenny Kleiman, K, 1-6, 6-7 (2); No. 3: Marisa Marohl, A, beat Kaitlyn Hrivnak, K, 0-6, 0-6; No. 4: Chloe Ellis, A, beat Emma Nuecterline, K, 0-6, 0-6. Doubles: No. 1: Bitz Steinhoff-Peyton Wright, A, beat Andrea Ledvina-Alyssa Johanek, K, 1-6, 0-6; No. 2: Nerissa Behnke-Caylee Behnke, A, beat Emma Hrivnak-Kaitlyn Mauer, K, 1-6, 1-6; No. 3: Maddy Coopmans-Kirsten VanDyke, A, beat Ariel Johanek-Emmy Kickbusch, K, 2-6, 0-6;

Shawano 6, Kewaunee 1 — Singles: No. 1: Ellie Walecka, K, beat Cheyenne Knueppel, S, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6; No. 2: Sydney Steinbach, S, beat Sam Ferron, K, 4-6, 4-6; No. 3: Lydia Williams, S, beat Jenny Kleiman, K, 2-6, 6-0, 3-10; No. 4: Dakota Hass, S, def. Kaitlyn Hrivnak, K, 1-6, 0-6. Doubles: No. 1: Addie Shuler-Julia Haarth, S, beat Andrea Ledvina-Alyssa Johanek, K; No. 2 : Lexie Willer-Gabrielle Tuma, S, beat Emmy Kickbusch-Ariel Johanek, K; No. 3: Carlie Hennefeld-Olivia Shultz, S, beat Kaitlyn Mauer-Emma Nuecterline, K.

Kewaunee 6, Green Bay East 1 — Singles: No. 1: Ellie Walecka, K, beat. Kee Xiong, GBE, 6-4, 6-2; No. 2: Sam Ferron, K, beat Maria Parolini, GBE, 6-1, 6-0; No. 3: Jenny Kleiman, K, beat Jessica Martin, GBE, 6-1, 7-5; No. 4: Deyssi Pino, GBE, beat Kaitlyn Mauer, K, 1-6, 2-6. Doubles: No. 1: Andrea Ledvina-Alyssa Johanek, K, beat Sarai Haese-Abigail Swisher, GBE, 6-3, 7-5; No. 2: Emma Hrivnak-Emma Nuecterline, K, beat Taylor Gillis-Melissa Bunker, GBE, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3: Emmy Kickbusch-Ariel Johanek, K, beat Orla O’Connell-Sasha Klug, GBE, 6-0, 6-1.

This article originally appeared on Wisconsin: Tennis: Storm beats GB East in 17-team tourney