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Versailles senior Amanda Winner (11) get one of her multiple kills Thursday against Houston in
second round tournament action at Brookville. First round jitters may have been part
of the Lady Tigers problems but Versailles rolled over the Wildcats in three games.
 
Tigers prevail despite opening round jitters
By George Starks

Brookville - Coming in ranked third in the state, the Versailles Tigers didn't exactly play their usual brand of volleyball Tuesday.

Versailles eliminated Houston in three games in sectional action at Brookville, 25-8, 25-14, 25-5, the Tigers were sloppy in the first two and at times seemed to struggle in a match that took all of 56 minutes to play.

Game three saw a different group of Tigers.

“We got a little sloppy, but of course I always set the standard extra high, and I expect perfection a lot of times,” Versailles coach Karla Frilling said. “Overall, I thought we stayed pretty focused and pretty sharp. I told them between the second and third games that we needed to stay focused.”

Staying focused is exactly what Versailles did.

All five points scored by Houston were by breaking the serves of Versailles. No Wildcat serve in that game ever touched the floor on the Tigers side of the net.

It was the first tournament game of the 2013 for Versailles, the Lady Tigers never trailed in any of the three games Tuesday night as the Tigers took an opening round bye.

Game one saw Versailles lead from start to finish aided by a 4-0 run to start the game.

Game two was a bit of a different story as the Cats gained three ties in the game, 2-2, 3-3 and 7-7.

Game three was all Versailles as the Tigers jumped out to the early 9-0 lead before the Wildcats were able to break serve.

“It’s always good to get some of those first-game jitters out,” Frilling said. “We’ve got a lot of experience, so shouldn’t have a lot of jitters anymore, but it’s still tournament and the stakes are high. So it feels good to establish that first win and keep rolling.”

Versailles will continue its tournament run at 1 p.m. Saturday in Brookville.

“We got game one in,” Frilling said. “Now we’re really ready to roll into tournament.”



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Sophomore Kristen Langston unloads a killer jump serve against Houston.
 

 
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