Mitchell tennis picks up road sweep at Huron
Sep. 26—HURON — The Mitchell High School girls tennis team blanked Huron in a road dual on Thursday, sweeping the Tigers 9-0 in matches played in the 10-game pro-set format.
The singles competition was highlighted by Elliot Smith's 10-0 win in the No. 5 flight. The rest of the lineup was nearly as dominant. At the top, Megan Mastel won 10-1 in the Flight 1 spot, while Matteah Graves secured a 10-2 victory at No. 2 singles. Charlee Cimpl and Mia Larson both won their matches in the No. 3 and No. 4 singles flights, respectively, with identical 10-6 scores. Ava Prunty completed the singles sweep with a 10-3 win at Flight 6.
In doubles competition, the No. 1 team of Mastel and Graves cruised to a 10-1 win. In the No. 2 flight, Katie Morgan and Mia Larson were victorious with a 10-3 score. The duo of Elliot Smith and Ava Prunty scored a 10-2 victory in the No. 3 three doubles match.
The dual improved Mitchell to 17-5 in duals for the season. The Kernels are in action on Monday, Sept. 29 and Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Eastern South Dakota Conference championships in Yankton.
This sports brief was written with the assistance of artificial intelligence. A Mitchell Republic newsroom employee reviewed and edited its contents before this story was published.
