The inaugural season of fall girls tennis in Iowa was a successful one for the Marshalltown Bobcats, who had four members of the varsity lineup named to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division teams.

Senior Ellie Downs and junior Kate Sandvick both were voted unanimous first-team all-conference selections, while seniors Lilyia Christen and Jorja Janssen were unanimous second-team picks in a vote among conference coaches.

Sandvick is a repeat unanimous first-team pick after earning the same honor at the completion of the spring season. She went 12-4 at the No. 1 singles spot this season for the Bobcats, coming up one win short of qualifying for the Class 2A state singles tournament.

Sandvick has a 22-6 career singles record.

Downs took a daunting leap from the No. 6 singles spot in the spring to the No. 2 singles position this fall. She settled for a 4-13 record this season but still gained the respect of the conference coaches, earning unanimous selection.

Downs posted a 12-18 career singles record for MHS.

Christen and Janssen both earned their first all-conference honors after grabbing feature roles on Marshalltown’s singles lineup. Janssen went 11-4 at the No. 3 singles spot and Christen was 10-6 at No. 4, helping the Bobcats to an 8-8 finish in dual meets this season.

Marshalltown placed second out of four teams in the Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division, going 2-1 in league duals. Ames claimed the team title with a 3-0 mark.

All-Iowa Alliance Conference North Division Girls Tennis

(* denotes unanimous selection)

FIRST TEAM

*Laura Chen, SR, Ames

*Ellie Downs, SR, MHS

*Lila Goodenow, JR, Ames

*Madge Hensley, SR, Fort Dodge

*Manuela Rodriguez, SR, Fort Dodge

*Kate Sandvick, JR, MHS

Adeline Oetker, SR, Ames

SECOND TEAM

Mia Carpenter, JR, Fort Dodge

Lilyia Christen, SR, MHS

Avery Fiser, SR, Mason City

Clara Fulton, JR, Ames

Jorja Janssen, SR, MHS

Chloe Lee, JR, Ames

Grace Rivera, JR, Fort Dodge

Final Conference Standings

Ames 3-0

Marshalltown 2-1

Fort Dodge 1-2

Mason City 0-3