SIOUX FALLS – Weston Northrup took fourth place in the #6 singles flight to highlight Pierre’s showing in the SDHSAA Class A Boys Tennis Championships, which concluded Tuesday at Tomar Park.
Northrup, who entered the semifinal round with a win on Monday, lost his semifinal match to top seed Henry Beckloff of state champion Rapid City Christian 7-5, 6-1. Northrup then fell to Jack DeYoung of Sioux Falls Christian in the third-place match 10-5.
The Governors’ Carter Gordon, in the #5 singles flight, and the #2 flight doubles team of Jacob Leiferman and Gordon won ninth-place matches.
Pierre scored 112 points to finish ninth of 11 teams.
Devin Dodson – #1 Singles
1st Round: lost to Joe Schulte (Milbank), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: def. Caiden Mandernach (Vermillion), 10-2
9th Place: lost to Cason Hellwig (Aberdeen Roncalli), 10-5
Lucas Hight – #2 Singles
1st Round: lost to Lucas Green (Vermillion), 6-3, 6-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Dhruv Goyal (St. Thomas More), 10-0
Jacob Leiferman – #3 Singles
1st Round: def. Grant Freeling (Vermillion), 4-6, 6-1, 10-3
Quarterfinal: lost to Andrew Daugherty (Lennox), 6-0, 6-1
5th Place Semifinal: lost to Andrew Levine (St. Thomas More), 10-0
Keller Herman – #4 Singles
1st Round: def. Austin O’Bryan (Spearfish), 6-2, 2-6, 10-7
Quarterfinal: lost to Jack Hancock (Rapid City Christian), 6-0, 6-0
5th Place Semifinal: lost to Braeden Strain (St. Thomas More), 10-6
Carter Gordon – #5 Singles
1st Round: lost to Rex Lefever (Sioux Falls Christian), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: def. Leo Isburg (Spearfish), 10-7
9th Place: def. Carter Stamper (St. Thomas More), 10-7
Weston Northrup – #6 Singles
1st Round: bye
Quarterfinal: def. Jacob Bellefeuille (Aberdeen Roncalli), 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)
Semifinal: lost to Henry Beckloff (Rapid City Christian), 7-5, 6-1
3rd Place: lost to Jack DeYoung (Sioux Falls Christian), 10-5
Dodson/Hight – #1 Doubles
1st Round: def. Levine/Goyal (St. Thomas More), 6-4, 6-4
Quarterfinal: lost to Noah Greni/Andrew Dobbs (Rapid City Christian), 6-1, 6-0
5th Place Semifinal: lost to Palmer Johnson/Gannon May (Aberdeen Roncalli), 10-0
Leiferman/Gordon – #2 Doubles
1st Round: lost to Gregory Grabow/Charles Whitesitt (Milbank), 6-1, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: def. Green/Freeling (Vermillion), 10-7
9th Place: def. Dennis Crandall/O’Bryan (Spearfish), 10-6
Herman/Northrup – #3 Doubles
1st Round: lost to Taiden Pierce/Maguire Studer (Madison), 6-2, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinal: bye
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Will Muellenbach/Tanner Hallquist (Milbank), 10-8
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