Weather Strikes Match at Tennis Jamboree

Milbank won a match and lost a match at a high school girls tennis jamboree in Aberdeen on Saturday, September 21. The team was scheduled to play three matches, but weather delays halted play several times.

“MHS Head Tennis Coach Abbey Trapp said, “We did not play our third match against Huron due to all the weather delays. We finally finished our second match at 8:15 p.m., and all the coaches at the tournament decided the teams would not play their third match.”

The Lady Bulldogs defeated Pierre 6-3. Halli Essington, Rhianna Cantine, Hattie Muellenbach, and Rhianna Welberg were winners in their singles matches. The Bulldogs’ No. 1 and No. 3 doubles pairs were also victorious.

Milbank then faced Rapid City Stevens and fell 2-7. Muellenbach was the lone winner in singles play. The No. 1 doubles duo of Essington and Muellenbach were also victorious.

Milbank will host a quadrangular at Cantine Courts on Tuesday, September 24. Play begins at 10 a.m.

Results from the Aberdeen jamboree:
Milbank 6 – Pierre 3
Singles
1. Halli Essington won 8-0; 2. Rhianna Cantine won 9-7; 3. Hattie Muellenbach won 9-7; 4. Rhianna Welberg won 8-4; 5. Jenna Johnson lost 5-8; 6. Alexis Ninneman lost 5-8.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach won 10-5; 2. Cantine/Welberg lost 10-11 (1-7); 3. Johnson/Ninneman
won 11-10 (7-3).
Milbank 2 – Rapid City Stevens 7
Singles
1. Halli Essington lost 2-10; 2. Rhianna Cantine lost 0-10; 3. Hattie Muellenbach won 10-3; 4.
Rhianna Welberg lost 4-10; 5. Jenna Johnson lost 3-10; 6. Alexis Ninneman lost 2-10.
Doubles
1. Essington/Muellenbach won 10-8; 2. Cantine/Welberg lost 2-10; 3. Johnson/Ninneman lost
3-10.

Photo – Jenna Johnson