SIOUX FALLS – Caitlin Ott made a bid for back-to-back years with Pierre having individual state champions in girls tennis, but lost in her title match Tuesday as the SDHSAA Class A Girls Tennis Championships concluded.
Ott, the sixth seed in #5 singles, who had upset third seed Addison Gordon of Yankton in a quarterfinal match Monday, surprised second seed Riley Geyer of Rapid City Christian before falling in the title match to top seed Sydney Reynolds of Mitchell.
Marlee Shorter, the #3 singles state champion in 2020, lost her #2 singles semifinal and the third-place match on Tuesday to finish fourth in her flight.
Jocelyn Corrales finished third in #4 singles, Shorter & Gracie Zeeb paired to take third in #3 doubles, Carrisa Ott was fourth in #6 singles and Sydney Tedrow & Kara Weiss came fourth in #1 doubles.
Fifth-place finishes were achieved by Tedrow in #1 singles, Weiss in #3 singles and Corrales & Caitlin Ott in #2 doubles.
Mitchell, as expected, won their third straight team championship. The Kernels won three singles and two doubles titles to finish with 499.5 points, 81.5 better than Rapid City Christian.
#1 Singles – (7)Sydney Tedrow – 5th
1st Round: def. (10)Anne-Claire Rubish (Huron), 6-3, 6-3
Quarterfinal: lost to (2)Maggie Schaefer (Yankton), 6-4, 6-0
5th Place Semifinal: def. (6)Athena Franciliso (St. Thomas More), 10-2
5th Place: def. (5)Emma Jury (Vermillion), 10-2
#2 Singles – (3)Marlee Shorter – 4th
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (11)Annika Barnett (Vermillion), 6-1, 6-1
Semifinal: lost to (2)Olivia Huber (Mitchell), 6-3, 6-3
3rd Place: lost to (4)Hannah Beckloff (Rapid City Christian), 10-7
#3 Singles – (6)Kara Weiss – 5th
1st Round: def. (11)Hope Karels (Milbank), 6-2, 6-1
Quarterfinal: lost to (3)Zeah Ryherd (Rapid City Christian), 6-3, 6-2
5th Place Semifinal: def. (7)Sophia Meyer (St. Thomas More), 10-6
5th Place: def. Bianca Medina (Huron), 10-4
#4 Singles – (2)Jocelyn Corrales – 3rd
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (7)Ciera Crawford (Rapid City Christian), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal: lost to (3)Katelyn Denholm (St. Thomas More), 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
3rd Place: def. (5)Bethany Engelhart (Huron), 10-3
#5 Singles – (6)Caitlin Ott – 2nd
1st Round: def. (11)Elsie Seffrood (Milbank), 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinal: def. (3)Addison Gordon (Yankton), 6-2, 6-2
Semifinal: def. (2)Riley Geyer (Rapid City Christian), 7-6 (6-2), 6-4
Championship: lost to (1)Sydney Reynolds (Mitchell), 6-0, 6-2
#6 Singles – (5)Carissa Ott – 4th
1st Round: def. (12)Amelia Pederson (Milbank), 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinal: def. (4)Shriya Gangineni (St. Thomas More), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3)
Semifinal: lost to (1)Megan Mastel (Mitchell), 6-2, 6-0
3rd Place: lost to (2)Allison Hill (Rapid City Christian), 10-2
#1 Doubles – (4)Tedrow/Weiss – 4th
1st Round: def. (13)Ellen Boomgarden/Ally Hanlon (Lennox), 6-2, 6-0
Quarterfinal: def. (5)Marie Barnett/Hallie Haskell (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-0, 6-2
Semifinal: vs. (1)Nora Krajewski/Maggie Schaefer (Yankton), 6-4, 6-4
3rd Place: lost to (3)Huber/Atlanta Stahle (Mitchell), 10-5
#2 Doubles – (3)Corrales/Caitlin Ott – 5th
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: lost to (6)Denholm/Sylvie Mortimer (St. Thomas More), 5-7, 6-2, 10-3
5th Place Semifinal: def. (7)Kasey Hanson/Abby Hanson (Vermillion), 10-2
5th Place: def. (4)Madison Johnson/Gracen Juffer (Lennox), 10-3
#3 Doubles – (2)Shorter/Gracie Zeeb – 3rd
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (7)Madison Buehner/Lizzy Buehner (Lennox), 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Semifinal: lost to (3)Allison Hill/Ryherd (Rapid City Christian), 6-1, 6-4
3rd Place: def. (4)Ann Hoek/Say Ma (Huron), 10-9
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