Two Rock Bridge girls tennis players claimed first place in the MSHAA Class 3 Doubles Tournament in Springfield on Saturday. Freshman Katherine Kimes and junior Rebecca Stamose defeated St. Joseph’s Academy’s Alice Elizabeth Kennedy and Ashley Behan 2-0 to claim the state title with scores of 6-4 and 7-5.
“It just feel so surreal,” Kimes said. “I just love it, and I’ve been soaking in every minute of it, and it’s just been a dream for a really long time..the fact that I’m a freshman and am a state champion is just really cool.”
Kimes and Stamose defeated Allison Elisabeth Wayne and Isabelle Hawkins in the semifinal round 2-1 with scores of 6-3, 3-6, and 10-7. In the quarterfinal round the duo took down Lafayette’s Madison Pfeiffer and Zoey Gjorgjievski…