The Lady Bulldogs are bringing home hardware from the 2020 South Dakota Class A Girls’ Tennis Tournament, which concluded today, October 6, in Rapid... Lady Bulldogs Win Fourth at State Tennis Tourney
Team photo – left to right, Coach Abbey Trapp, Hope Karels, Alexis Ninneman, Hattie Muellenbach, Halli Essington, Jenna Johnson, Aubrey Fraasch, Marion Mischel, and Coach Steve Stemsrud.

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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