RAPID CITY – Champions!
In a first for the program, Pierre Governor Girls Tennis captured the SDHSAA Girls Class A Tennis State Championship, which concluded Tuesday at Sioux Park.
Pierre scored 506.5 points, 109.5 ahead of St. Thomas More.
After all six singles players and all three doubles teams advanced to the semifinals, two singles players and two doubles teams won championships, marking the first time since 2006 that Pierre won multiple titles in a state tournament. Kara Weiss captured the number two singles flight title with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Ellie Lounsbery of Sioux Falls Christian. Jocelyn Corrales won the number four singles title, 6-4, 6-2 over Kasey Hanson of Vermillion. Sydney Tedrow and Weiss won the number one doubles flight championship over Karly Doom and Elsa Johnson of Sioux Falls Christian, 8-4. Corrales and Caitlin Ott won the number three doubles flight over Say Ma and Ann Hoek of Huron, 8-3.
Pierre’s previous best finish in a state tournament had been second place in 1986.
#1 Singles – (2)Sydney Tedrow
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (7)Katie Mondloch (Spearfish), 6-4, 6-0
Semifinal: def. (3)Evelyn Graham (Madison), 6-3, 6-1
Championship: lost to (1)Athena Franciliso (St. Thomas More), 6-3, 6-0
#2 Singles – (1)Kara Weiss
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (8)Ava Iszler (Spearfish), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal: def. (4)Shriya Gangineni (St. Thomas More), 6-1, 6-0
Championship: def. (2)Ellie Lounsbery (Sioux Falls Christian), 6-4, 6-0
#3 Singles – (1)Marlee Shorter
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (8)Courtney Sandal (Lennox), 6-2, 6-0
Semifinal: lost to (4)Katelyn Denholm (St. Thomas More), 6-2, 7-5
3rd Place: def. (3)Karly Doom (Sioux Falls Christian), 10-7
#4 Singles – (1)Jocelyn Corrales
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (9)Lindsey Huck (Spearfish), 6-0, 6-1
Semifinal: def. (4)Halle Karmazin (Sioux Falls Christian), 6-2, 6-0
Championship: def. (2)Kasey Hanson (Vermillion), 6-4, 6-2
#5 Singles – (2)Kourtney Walti
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (7)Saige Jorgensen (Vermillion), 6-0, 6-1
Semifinal: lost to (3)Anna Westenberg (Sioux Falls Christian), 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
3rd Place: def. (1)Say Ma (Huron), 10-4
#6 Singles – (2)Caitlin Ott
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (7)Mia Barnett (Vermillion), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinal: def. (3)Ann Hoek (Huron), 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
Championship: lost to (1)Emily Westenberg (Sioux Falls Christian), 6-3, 6-0
#1 Doubles – (1)Tedrow/Weiss
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (8)Huck/Mondlock (Spearfish), 6-1, 6-2
Semifinal: def. (4)Annika Barnett/Mya Halverson (Vermillion), 6-1, 6-1
Championship: def. (3)Doom/Elsa Johnson (Sioux Falls Christian), 8-4
#2 Doubles – (3)Shorter/Walti
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. (11)Delilah Maxwell/Savannah Shipley (Madison)
Semifinal: lost to (2)Franciliso/Gangineni (St. Thomas More), 6-2, 7-5
3rd Place: def. (1)Lounsbery/Karmazin (Sioux Falls Christian), 8-7 (7-6)
#3 Doubles – (3)Corrales/Ott
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. Evie Auen/Delaney Smidt (Vermillion), 6-2, 6-0
Semifinal: Jade TenHaken/A. Westenberg (Sioux Falls Christian), 10-4
Championship: def. (1)Ma/Hoek (Huron), 8-3
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