Mount Vernon girls’ tennis opened the season on a cold afternoon Thursday, April 3, at the Mount Vernon tennis courts.

Three teams – Grinnell, Marion and Maquoketa – came to town for the unusually-formatted tournament. Each team had 10 players play five games against random opponents.

“It is just a chance for coaches to see their kids play a lot of tennis,” Mount Vernon coach Crystal Eskelsen said.

Each game is just 20 minutes, so scores can vary. But Mount Vernon won the team competition with 238 combined points, beating Grinnell (208), Marion (135) and Maquoketa (102).

“It absolutely feels good to win,” Eskelsen said. “Everyone is kind of rebuilding this year. We didn’t know what to expect going in, but our girls played really well.”

Ashyn Rollinger led the scoring for the Mustangs with 39 points, followed by Nora Dye and Tallulah Norton with 36 each.