The Princeton Tigresses found a way to win the day’s two closest matches, but the host Streator Bulldogs – powered by a sweep of singles play – won the other three to come out with a 3-2 team victory Tuesday in matchup of old North Central Illinois Conference rivals.

Princeton’s taking two of three doubles matches meant Streator senior singles players Garvi Patel at No. 1 and Isa Gutierrez at No. 2 had to both take care of business on a hot day to notch the team victory. They did exactly that, with Gutierrez defeating Princeton’s Daphnie Grant 6-2, 6-1 while Patel topped Tigresses No. 1 Tessa Carlson 6-1, 6-2.

“My shots were good today, and my serves were maybe OK?” Patel said. “They could have been better, but my angle shots and my volleys were good, and I was [light on] my feet. I

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