SIOUX FALLS – Pierre’s Luke Leingang captured the #3 singles championship Tuesday in the SDHSAA Class A Boys Tennis State Tournament.
Leingang, a junior and the top seed in the flight, defeated third seed Zac Briggs of Yankton 6-3, 6-3 to become the first singles state champion from the Governor boys tennis program since Chris Williams won the last of his four state championships, the #1 singles title in 2005. Earlier, Leingang had advanced to the championship match by beating fifth seed Aidan Patrick of Mitchell in the semifinal, 6-4, 6-0.
In the team standings, Pierre finished in a tie for fifth with Lennox with 259 ½ points. Sioux Falls Christian won the team championship, with Yankton second and Huron third.
Pierre results (seeds in parentheses):
#1 Singles – (6)Matthew Hanson
1st Round: defeated (11)Seth Fernau (Madison), 6-0, 6-1
Quarterfinal: lost to (3)Macon Larson (Mitchell), 6-1, 6-1
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: defeated (7)Gray Imbery (Aberdeen Roncalli), 10-1
Consolation Final: defeated (4)Noah Greni (Rapid City Christian), 8-3
#2 Singles – (5)Blake Judson
1st Round: defeated (12)Benett Street (Milbank), 6-0, 6-1
Quarterfinal: lost to (4)Eh Kalu (Huron), 6-1, 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinal: defeated (11)Caiden Mandernach (Vermillion), 10-0
Consolation Semifinal: defeated (9)Keaton List (Yankton), 10-2
Consolation Final: lost to (3)Tyler Loecker (Mitchell), 10-8
#3 Singles – (1)Luke Leingang
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: defeated (8)Rudy Isberg (Spearfish), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal: defeated (5)Aidan Patrick (Mitchell), 6-4, 6-0
Championship: defeated (3)Zac Briggs (Yankton), 6-3, 6-3
#4 Singles – (5)Spencer Kelly
1st Round: defeated (12)Leyton Raffety (Milbank), 6-3, 6-0
Quarterfinal: lost to (4)Connor Thelen (Mitchell), 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
Consolation Quarterfinal: defeated (11)Caleb Rains (Vermillion), 10-0
Consolation Semifinal: defeated (9)Mason Kennington (Madison), 10-4
Consolation Final: defeated (10)Noah Geyer (Rapid City Christian), 10-4
#5 Singles – (7)Carter Schulz
1st Round: defeated (10)Caleb Scott (Madison), 6-1, 6-3
Quarterfinal: lost to (2)Jack Hancock (Rapid City Christian), 6-1, 6-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to (8)AJ Prehn (Aberdeen Roncalli), 10-8
#6 Singles – (10)Josh Ryckman
1st Round: lost to (7)Elijah Sims (Madison), 6-3, 6-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to (8)Gunnar Geiken (Lennox), 10-5
#1 Doubles – (5)Matthew Hanson/Blake Judson
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: lost to (4)Macon Laron/Tyler Loecker (Mitchell), 5-7, 7-6 (7-0), 10-7
Consolation Quarterfinal: defeated (11)Mason Riley/Leyton Raffety (Milbank), 10-4
Consolation Semifinal: defeated (8)Gray Imbery/Mason Carrels (Aberdeen Roncalli), 8-3
Consolation Final: lost to (6)Noah Greni/J. Schneller (Rapid City Christian), 8-6
#2 Doubles – (3)Luke Leingang/Spencer Kelly
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: defeated (6)Rudy Isberg/Jensen Damberg (Spearfish), 6-0, 6-1
Semifinal: lost to (2)Collin Harmelink/Jadon Munson (Sioux Falls Christian), 6-0, 6-2
3rd Place: defeated (1)Roger Puterbaugh/Moo Sher Say (Huron), 8-6
#3 Doubles – (7)Denton Beck/Jacob Mayer
1st Round: defeated (10)AJ Prehn/Gannon May (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-4, 6-3
Quarterfinal: lost to (2)Drake Jerke/Cameron Miller (Mitchell), 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to (9)Caleb Scott/Elijah Sims (Madison), 10-4
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