The Marshalltown girls’ tennis team went undefeated in Iowa Alliance Conference play this spring, and the all-conference teams were a direct reflection of that.
Bobcat seniors Rebekah Downs and Ava Lucas and junior Kennedy Feldman all were named to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division first team, while senior Claire Bohan and junior Lily Zahnd garnered second-team honors.
Marshalltown’s 15-3 overall dual record included an 8-0 mark in Iowa Alliance Conference play and a 3-0 record against North Division competition.
Downs went 8-6 individually at the No. 1 singles position, while Feldman finished 12-2 at No. 2. Lucas also posted a 12-2 mark at the No. 3 spot.
Downs and Feldman became the first Bobcat doubles team to advance to state since 1985 and finished the spring with a 14-5 record together.
Bohan’s singles record at No. 4 was 11-3, while Zahnd, a West Marshall prep, was 10-3 at No. 5.
Marshalltown occupied five of the 14 all-conference spots for the four-team division. Waterloo East didn’t field a team.
All-Iowa Alliance Conference North Division Girls Tennis
(* denotes unanimous selection)
FIRST TEAM
Rebekah Downs, SR, Marshalltown
Kennedy Feldman, JR, Marshalltown
Ava Lucas, SR, Marshalltown
Manuela Rodriguez, SO, Fort Dodge
Jiwen Li, SR, Ames
Amaya Dassanayake, JR, Ames
Olivia Wickman, JR, Mason City
SECOND TEAM
Rylei Brick, SR, Mason City
Tamar Lewerke, JR, Mason City
Claire Bohan, SR, Marshalltown
Laura Chen, SO, Ames
Lila Goodenow, FR, Ames
Lily Zahnd, JR, Marshalltown
Sydney Gebers, SR, Fort Dodge
Final Conference Standings
Marshalltown 3-0
Ames 2-1
Fort Dodge 1-2
Mason City 0-3