With three weeks to go before the girls tennis All-City competition on Oct. 1, Kankakee hosted Bradley-Bourbonnais on Wednesday for a preview.

The Boilermakers picked up wins in three of four singles matches and three of four doubles matches, earning a 6-2 victory over the crosstown rivals and showing no indication that their decades-long reign as All-City champs will be surrendered without a fight next month.

Senior Mary Claire Dwyer was victorious at No. 1 singles, taking down Kankakee’s Charisma Hill 6-2, 6-0. She said she has been happy with the team as well as in her play early on in the season.

“I really like our team this year, and I feel like we have a good lineup,” Dwyer said. “I feel like I played pretty well today. I’m always wanting to work on my serve and work to be jus

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