RAPID CITY – Marlee Shorter gave Pierre its first girls tennis singles state champion in 14 years Tuesday by upsetting top seed Amber Moller of Mitchell 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the #3 singles championship match of the Girls Class A Tennis State Championships at Sioux Park. Bethany Goeden had been the last Governor girls player to win a singles state title in #5 singles in 2006. Shorter, a sophomore and the second seed, becomes the sixth Pierre singles state champion, joining Goeden, Emma Wylie in #2 singles in 2005, Sarah Winters in #3 singles in 1993, Connie Taylor in #4 singles in 1989 and Lisa Brinkman in #4 singles in 1978.
Jocelyn Corrales missed out on a chance to give Pierre two individual state champions in the same tournament for the first time ever as she lost the #4 singles title match to Julia Platt of Mitchell. Kourtney Walti finished third for the Governors in #5 singles and Gracie Zeeb was fourth in #6 singles. In doubles, the #1 team of Kara Weiss and Sydney Tedrow finished 5th, Carissa Ott and Shorter lost the 5th-place match in #2, and the #3 team of Caitlin Ott and Jocelyn Corrales finished third.
Also, the Governors finished third as a team with 300 points. That is the best finish for Pierre at girls’ state tennis since a third-place finish in 2005.
#1 Singles
1st Round: Kara Weiss lost to Ally Hanlon (Lennox), 6-2, 6-1
Consolation Quarterfinal: Kara Weiss def. Evelyn Graham (Madison), 11-9
Consolation Semifinal: Kara Weiss lost to Audrey Rubish (Huron), 10-5
#2 Singles
1st Round: Sydney Tedrow def. Emily Van Liere (Madison), 6-0, 6-2
Quarterfinal: Sydney Tedrow lost to Olivia Huber (Mitchell), 6-2, 6-4
Consolation Semifinal: Sydney Tedrow def. Silvee McCoy (Spearfish), 10-1
5th Place: Sydney Tedrow lost to Hattie Mullenbach (Milbank), 10-6
#3 Singles
Quarterfinal: Marlee Shorter def. Jemini Cantalope (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-4, 7-6
Semifinal: Marlee Shorter def. Mia Shankle (Rapid City Christian), 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Championship: Marlee Shorter def. Amber Moller (Mitchell), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
#4 Singles
Quarterfinal: Jocelyn Corrales def. River Haskell (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-1, 6-1
Semifinal: Jocelyn Corrales def. Hannah Beckloff (Rapid City Christian), 6-4, 6-7, 6-3
Championship: Jocelyn Corrales lost to Julia Platt (Mitchell), 6-0, 6-4
#5 Singles
Quarterfinal: Kourtney Walti def. Hope Karels (Milbank), 7-6, 6-4
Semifinal: Kourtney Walti lost to Kiersten Bathke (Mitchell), 6-1, 6-2
3rd Place: Kourtney Walti def. Addison Gordon (Yankton), 10-3
#6 Singles
Quarterfinal: Gracie Zeeb def. Rebeccah Anglin (Spearfish), 6-1, 7-5
Semifinal: Gracie Zeeb lost to Say Ma (Huron), 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
3rd Place: Gracie Zeeb lost to Kayla Marsh (Yankton), 10-8
#1 Doubles
Quarterfinal: Kara Weiss/Sydney Tedrow lost to Atlanta Stahle/Amber Moller (Mitchell), 6-0, 6-2
Consolation Quarterfinal: Kara Weiss/Sydney Tedrow def. Evelyn Graham/Emily Van Liere (Madison), 10-6
Consolation Semifinal: Kara Weiss/Sydney Tedrow def. Lauren Gillis/Nora Krajewski (Yankton), 10-8
5th Place: Kara Weiss/Sydney Tedrow def. Anna Engen/Silvee McCoy (Spearfish), 10-5
#2 Doubles
1st Round: Carissa Ott/Marlee Shorter def. Madison Johnson/Lizzy Buehner (Lennox), 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinal: Carissa Ott/Marlee Shorter lost to Mia Shankle/Hannah Beckloff (Rapid City Christian), 7-6, 7-5
Consolation Semifinal: Carissa Ott/Marlee Shorter def. Jemini Cantalope/Raley Haskell (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-0, 2-6, 10-3
5th Place: Carissa Ott/Marlee Shorter lost to Annika Barnett/Emma Jury (Vermillion), 10-7
#3 Doubles
Quarterfinal: Caitlin Ott/Jocelyn Corrales def. River Haskell/Katherine Kretchman (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-2, 2-6, 10-3
Semifinal: Caitlin Ott/Jocelyn Corrales lost to Sabrina Krajewski/Addison Gordon (Yankton), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6
3rd Place Match: Caitlin Ott/Jocelyn Corrales vs. Zeah Ryherd/Ciera Crawford (Rapid City Christian), 10-0
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