Lady Bulldogs Get a Grip on New Tennis Season

The Lady Bulldogs tennis team hosted Huron and Sioux Falls Christian on Monday, August 17. Huron took the first match up at 8-1. Senior Jenna Korstjens at No.1 collected the lone win for Milbank. She defeated Say Glay 10-6. Sioux Falls Christian won the second match up against Milbank at 9-0.

The Lady Bulldogs also competed in a tournament at Madison during the August 21-22 weekend.  Four Milbank players brought home a place: Jenna Korstjens took sixth at No 1. Charlotte Swanson took seventh at No. 2. Payton Lamp was eighth at No. 3., and  Bri Hicks took fifth place at No. 5. 

HURON
Singles Results – Milbank 1 vs. Huron 5

1. +Jenna Korstjens defeated Say Glay 10-6
2. Charlotte Swanson was defeated by Idella Meyer 10-4
3. Payton Lamp was defeated by Chalie Sah 10-6
4. Azul Perez was defeated by Taylor Sorben 10-8
5. Bri Hicks was defeated Brooke Hunter 10-0
6. Caitlyn Frerichs was defeated by Carli Winnegar 10-3

Doubles Results – Milbank 0 vs. Huron 3

1. Swanson and Lamp were defeated by Glay and Sah 10-5
2. Korstjens and Becca Lavallee were defeated by Meyer and Sorben 10-4
3. Perez and Ky Schwandt were defeated by Hunter and Avery Ashbaugh 10-7

SIOUX FALLS CHRISTIAN
Singles Results –  Milbank 0 vs. Sioux Falls Christian 6

1. Korstjens was defeated by Mackenzie Boyle 10-0
2. Swanson was defeated by Anna  Westenberg 10-0
3. Lamp was defeated by Eisley Roark 10-3
4. Perez was defeated by Dani VanderDusen
5. Hicks was defeated by Mattie Stroh 10-0
6. Caitlyn Frerichs was defeated by Lauren Woodward 10-0

Doubles Results – Milbank 0 vs. Sioux Falls Christian 3

1. Swanson and Lamp were defeated by Boyle and Westenberg  10-0
2. Korstjens and Lavalle were defeated by Roark and Vander Dusen (unavailable)
3. Perez and Schwandt were defeated by Stroh and Woodward 10-0

MADISON TOURNAMENT – August 21-22
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Madison for a tournament held Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22. Singles action started things off on Friday and the doubles competition followed on Saturday.  

The field included 11 teams: Aberdeen Roncalli, Huron, Lennox, Madison, Milbank, Pierre T. F. Riggs, Rapid City Christian, Sioux Falls Christian, Spearfish, St. Thomas More, and Vermillion.

Singles Results for Milbank:
No. 1 Jenna Korstjens took Sixth Place
+Defeated Lennox 8-2
Defeated by St. Thomas More 8-9 (7-4)
+Defeated Spearfish 8-1
Defeated by Vermillion 8-3

No. 2 Charlotte Swanson took Seventh Place
Defeated by Rapid City Christian 8-3
Defeated by Pierre 8-6
+Defeated Madison 8-4

No 3 Payton Lamp took Eighth Place
Defeated by Sioux Falls Christian 8-0
Defeated by Huron 8-6
Defeated by St. Thomas More 8-6

No. 4 Azul Perez 
Defeated by Huron
Defeated by Pierre
Defeated by Spearfish

No 5 Bri Hicks took Fifth Place
+Defeated Madison 9-8 (7-1)
Defeated by Huron 8-4 
+Defeated Spearfish 8-0
+Defeated Lennox 8-6

No 6 Caitlyn Frerichs
Defeated by Roncalli 8-0
Defeated by Madison  8-6
Defeated by St. Thomas More 8-2

Doubles Results for Milbank
No 1 Swanson and Lamp 
Defeated by Rapid City Christian 8-0
Defeated by Pierre 8-3
Defeated by Lennox 8-1

No. 2 Korstjens and Frerichs
Defeated by Lennox 7-7 (7-1)
Defeated by Huron 7-7 (8-6)
Defeated by Rapid City Christian 8-2

No. 3 Perez and Schwandt
Defeated by St. Thomas More  8-2
+Defeated Spearfish 8-0
Defeated by Rapid City Christian 8-1

What’s next for the Lady Bulldogs in tennis? The Lady Bulldogs hosted Madison today. Check back for results.