Defending champion Rapid City Stevens takes lead after first day of state Class AA girls tennis
SIOUX FALLS — The race for the team championship could go down to the wire in the South Dakota state Class AA high school girls tennis tournament.
Four teams separated themselves from the pack during the opening day of the tournament on Monday, Oct. 9. The tourney concludes on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Defending champion Rapid City Stevens leads the way with 276 points, followed by Harrisburg at 266, Sioux Falls Lincoln 265 and Mitchell 247.5.
Stevens and Harrisburg each advanced all six singles players into the semifinals and also have two doubles teams in the semis. Sioux Falls Lincoln and Mitchell each have four players in the singles semifinals and two teams in the doubles semifinals.
Team Standings
- Opening-Day Scores — 1. Rapid City Stevens 276; 2. Harrisburg 266; 3. Sioux Falls Lincoln 265; 4. Mitchell 247.5; 5. Sioux Falls Jefferson 187.5; 6. Yankton 176.5; 7. Aberdeen Central 166.5; 8. O’Gorman 154; 9, Watertown 136.5; 10. Brandon Valley 127; 11. Sioux Falls Washington 37; 12. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 27.5; 13. Brookings 20; 14. Rapid City Central 5.5.
Singles Semifinalists
- First Flight — Eloise Geraets, SF Lincoln, vs. Mckenzie Vickery, Harrisburg; Arabella Scott, RC Stevens, vs. Nora Krajewski, Yankton.
- Second Flight — Sabrina Krajewski, Yankton, vs. Sylvie Mortimer, RC Stevens; Madelyn Von Wald, Harrisburg, vs. Afton Keller, SF Jefferson.
- Third Flight — Ella Potvin, RCS, vs. Kathleen Morgan, Mitchell; Noa Lovro, Harrisburg, vs. Momo Welch Okawa, SF Lincoln.
- Fourth Flight — Hope Gabel, Harrisburg, vs. Mia Larson, Mitchell; Madison Marsh, RC Stevens, vs. Lauryn Gohl, SF Lincoln.
- Fifth Flight — Angela Ge, SF Lincoln, vs. Hannah Frye, Harrisburg; Bella Nelson, RC Stevens, vs. Elliot Smith, Mitchell.
- Sixth Flight — Kaia Carlson, RC Stevens, vs. Jude Houck, O’Gorman; Ava Prunty, Mitchell, vs. Jessi Muth, Harrisburg.
Doubles Semifinalists
- First Flight — Nora-Sabrina Krajewski, Yankton vs. Megan Mastel-Matteah Graves, Mitchell; Samantha Smith-Afton Keller, SF Jefferson, vs. Eloise Geraets-Lily Statema, SF Lincoln.
- Second Flight — Arabella Scott-Ella Potvin, RC Stevens, vs. Sarah Knie-Estelle Riggs, Aberdeen Central; Momo Welch Okawa-Lauryn Gohl, SF Lincoln, vs. Nora Lovro-Hope Gabel, Harrisburg.
- Third Flight — Bella Nelson-Elena Braun, RC Stevens, vs. Ruby Bender-Jude Houck, O’Gorman; Ava Prunty-Elliot Smith, Mitchell, vs. Hannah Frye-Jessi Muth, Harrisburg.
Watertown-Aberdeen Central Highlights
Leyla Meester (2-1 at No. 1) and Jennika Kettwig (2-1 at No. 6) each will play for fifth place in singles for Watertown. Jade Smith (No. 2), Savannah Sovell (No. 3) and Elly Dingsor (No. 5) each went 1-2 and Grace Pesek (No. 4) 0-2.
In doubles, Meester-Smith (No. 1) and Dingsor-Kettwig (No. 3) each split matches and are in the fifth-place semifinals. Sovell-Pesek (No. 2) won two matches after losing their opener to advance to the consolation championship.
Chloe Ladner (No. 3), Estelle Riggs (No. 4) and Mady Holman (No. 5) each went 2-1 and will play for fifth place in singles for Aberdeen Central. Avery Tennant (No. 1) and Sarah Knie (No. 2) each were 1-1 and will play for consolation championships. Anneliese Wells went 1-2 at No. 6.
In doubles, Knie and Riggs advanced to the semifinals at No. 2 doubles with two wins. Tennant-Ladner (No. 1) and Holman-Wells (No. 3) each went 1-1 and are playing in the fifth-place semis.
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