SIOUX FALLS – Sioux Falls Lincoln continued its boys tennis dynasty Friday by winning its seventh consecutive state championship in the AA State Tournament.
Lincoln won the state team titles in single-class tournaments consecutively from 2014 through 2019. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic. The Patriots have now won 17 championships, the most of any school.
Gage Gohl became Lincoln’s sixth consecutive top-flight singles champion. Gohl and Rocky McKenzie teamed to give the Patriots their sixth top-flight doubles champion in the last seven contested state tournaments.
Team Scores
Sioux Falls Lincoln – 561
Sioux Falls Washington – 441
Rapid City Stevens – 391 1/2
O’Gorman – 360
Brandon Valley – 233 1/2
Harrisburg – 171 1/2
Aberdeen Central – 141 1/2
Watertown – 83
Brookings – 68
Sioux Falls Roosevelt – 22
Rapid City Central – 0
St. Thomas More – 0
Championship Matches
#1 Singles: Gage Gohl (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Chris Harris (Sioux Falls Washington), 6-1, 7-5
#2 Singles: Rocky McKenzie (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Michael Tang (Rapid City Stevens), 6-3, 6-1
#3 Singles: Clayton Poppenga (Sioux Falls Washington) defeated Gavin Schmit (Sioux Falls Lincoln), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-4
#4 Singles: Drew Gohl (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Noah Morgans (Sioux Falls Washington), 6-2, 6-1
#5 Singles: Thomas Postma (Rapid City Stevens) defeated James Yousef (Sioux Falls Lincoln), 6-2, 6-1
#6 Singles: River McKenzie (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Harold Mayer (Sioux Falls Washington), 6-3, 6-2
#1 Doubles: Gage Gohl/Rocky McKenzie (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Jamison Pfingston/Michael Tang (Rapid City Stevens), 6-3, 6-2
#2 Doubles: Davis Shafer/Noah Morgans (Sioux Falls Washington) defeated Gavin Schmit/Drew Gohl (Sioux Falls Lincoln), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
#3 Doubles: James Yousef/Preston Koski (Sioux Falls Lincoln) defeated Cooper Johnson/Liam Sarmiento (O’Gorman), 6-1, 6-2
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