Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Culture

ROUNDUP: Paris girls shine at tennis finals; Woods volleyball wins 34th

Paris junior Paedyn Keys won a first-round match at the Illinois High School Association girls tennis state finals Saturday, marking the school's first victory in the main-draw division of that event since 2000. Keys topped Macklin Metzger of Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin by set scores of 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round. Keys lost her second-round and consolation matches afterward and ...

At the Illinois High School Association girls tennis state finals, Paris junior Paedyn Keys secured a historic victory by winning the opening round match against Macklin Metzger of Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin with scores of 6-1, 6-1. This marked the first victory for Paris in the main-draw division of the event since 2000. Keys finished the tournament tied for 33rd place with teammate Lexi Crippes, who also made her state finals debut but lost in the consolation bracket.

The team's 1-2 performance in the day gave Paris three team points, resulting in a 40th place finish out of 78 teams. Coach Stefan Aydt expressed his happiness for Keys and Crippes and expressed optimism for their future performances.

Written by urgent.news from Yahoo Sports's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Also reported by 1 other outlet

Read the original at sports.yahoo.com →

More in Culture

Quillan Salkilld lands main event on home soil at UFC Sydney

Bonus machine Quillan Salkilld has landed his first UFC main event, and it will be on home soil.

  • Quillan Salkilld fights Benoit Saint Denis in UFC Sydney main event
  • Salkilld enters with 13-fight winning streak and 4 consecutive first-round wins
  • Saint Denis aims to rebound after first-round submission loss to Paddy Pimblett

More from Tuesday 27 October →