The Lady Bulldog tennis team competed in the Brandon Valley Jamboree on September 13-14 in Brandon. Milbank defeated Vermillion and Spearfish, but fell to... Bulldogs Split Matches at Brandon Valley Jamboree

The Lady Bulldog tennis team competed in the Brandon Valley Jamboree on September 13-14 in Brandon. Milbank defeated Vermillion and Spearfish, but fell to Sioux Falls Lincoln and Brandon Valley. “Our two wins were against teams in our Class A system, and the two losses were against AA schools,” explained Milbank’s head coach, Abbey Trapp.

Milbank downed Vermillion by a score of 8-1. Halli Essington, Hattie Muellenbach, Rhianna Welberg, Hope Karels, and Alexis Ninneman were winners in their singles matches, and all three doubles pairs secured victories for the Bulldogs.

Milbank earned a 7-2 win over Spearfish. Leading the team with singles wins were Essington, Rhianna Cantine, Muellenbach, and Welberg. All three doubles teams again won their matches.

Milbank suffered a 9-0 loss to Sioux Falls Lincoln and fell 6-3 to Brandon Valley. Essington and Muellenbach each won their singles match, and the two paired up at No.1 singles to earn the win.

Results from each match at the jamboree:
Milbank 8 – Vermillion 1
Singles
1. Halli Essington, 8-0 win; 2. Rhianna Cantine, 6-8 loss; 3. Hattie Muellenbach, 8-2 win; 4.
Rhianna Welberg, 8-1 win; 5. Hope Karels, 8-4 win; 6. Alexis Ninneman, 8-4 win.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach, 8-2 win; 2. Cantine/Welberg, 8-2 win; 3. Karels/Ninneman, 8-3 win.

Milbank 7 – Spearfish 2
Singles
1. Halli Essington, 10-2 win; 2. Rhianna Cantine, 10-1 win; 3. Hattie Muellenbach, 10-3 win; 4.
Rhianna Welberg, 10-0 win; 5. Hope Karels, 5-10 loss; 6. Alexis Ninneman, 8-10 loss.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach, 10-3 win; 2. Cantine/Welberg, 10-3 win; 3. Jenna
Johnson/Ninneman, 10-3 win.

Milbank 0 – Sioux Falls Lincoln 9
Singles
1. Halli Essington, 0-5, 2-5 loss; 2. Rhianna Cantine, 0-5, 0-5 loss; 3. Hattie Muellenbach, 2-5, 2-5
loss; 4. Rhianna Welberg, 0-5, 1-5 loss; 5. Hope Karels, 0-5, 0-5 loss; 6. Alexis Ninneman, 1-5, 0-5
loss.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach, 0-5, 1-5 loss; 2. Cantine/Welberg, 3-5, 3-5 loss; 3. Karels/Ninneman,
3-5, 1-5 loss.

Milbank 3 – Brandon Valley 6
Singles
1. Halli Essington, 10-2 win; 2. Rhianna Cantine, 2-10 loss; 3. Hattie Muellenbach, 10-8 win; 4.
Rhianna Welberg, 5-10 loss; 5. Hope Karels, 0-10 loss; 6. Alexis Ninneman, 4-10 loss.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach, 10-7 win; 2. Cantine/Welberg, 7-10 loss; 3. Johnson/Ninneman, 0-10
loss.

Photo – Alexis Ninneman

Staff Writer

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