Lady Bulldogs Win Fourth at State Tennis Tourney
Milbank Area Tennis October 6, 2020 Staff 0
The Lady Bulldogs are bringing home hardware from the 2020 South Dakota Class A Girls’ Tennis Tournament, which concluded today, October 6, in Rapid City.
Milbank finished fourth in the team standings with 264 points. Halli Essington led the team with a runner-up finish at No. 1 singles. Hattie Muellenbach and Alexis Ninneman both earned a consolation championship title. Jenna Johnson and Hope Karels each took a sixth-place finish.
In doubles action, Essington/Muellenbach finished in third place. Johnson/Ninneman took fourth.
Results from the state tournament:
Singles No. 1 – Halli Essington – first round bye; defeated Graham of Madison, 6-0, 6-0; defeated Stahle of Mitchell, 6-4, 6-7 (0), 6-3; lost to Hancock of Rapid City Christian, 6-0, 6-1. Second place finish.
No. 2 – Hattie Muellenbach – first round bye; lost to Muller of Aberdeen Roncalli, 7-6 (8), 6-2; defeated Van Liere of Madison, 10-2; defeated Jery of Vermillion, 10-2; victory against Tedrow of Pierre, 10-6. Fifth place
finish.
No. 3 – Jenna Johnson – first round bye; fell to Medina of Huron, 7-5, 7-5; defeated Huck of Spearfish, 10- 2; defeated Kouri of Yankton, 10-6; lost to Cantalope of Aberdeen Roncalli, 10-6. Sixth place finish.
No. 4 – Alexis Ninneman – first round bye; lost to Beckloff of Rapid City Christian, 6-2, 6-2; defeated Haskell of Aberdeen Roncalli, 10-2; defeated Rubish of Huron, 11-9. Fifth place finish.
#5 – Hope Karels – first round bye – lost to Walti of Pierre, 7-6 (5), 6-4; defeated Bounds of Madison, 10-0; defeated Ensor of Spearfish, 10-8; lost to Hanson of Vermillion, 10-6. Sixth place finish.
#6 – Aubrey Fraasch – lost to Anglin of Spearfish, 6-1, 7-5; defeated Buehner of Lennox, 11-9; lost to Hanson of Vermillion, 11-10 (5). Did not place.
Doubles No. 1 – Essington/Muellenbach – first round bye; defeated Huron, 3-6, 6-0, 10-4; lost to Aberdeen Roncalli, 6-3, 7-6 (3); defeated Mitchell, 10-5. Third place finish.
No. 2 – Johnson/Ninneman – first round bye; defeated Yankton, 1-6, 6-2, 10-6; lost to Rapid City Christian, 6-1, 6-1; lost to Huron, 10-8. Fourth place finish.
No. 3 – Karels/Fraasch – lost to Aberdeen Roncalli, 6-2, 4-6, 10-8; lost to Spearfish, 10-8. Did not place.
Team Scores Mitchell, 499; Rapid City Christian, 440; Pierre, 300; Milbank, 264; Yankton, 239; Huron, 226; Aberdeen Roncalli, 211; Vermillion, 142.5; Spearfish, 86.5; Lennox, 33.5; Madison, 33.
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