Stevens repeats in AA girls tennis, followed by O'Gorman, Lincoln & Watertown

RAPID CITY — Rapid City Stevens crowned four singles champions and also took the third flight of doubles to successfully defend their championship in the state Class AA high school girls tennis tournament that concluded on Friday.

The Raiders scored 479 points to easily top the 14-team field. Sioux Falls O'Gorman edged Sioux Falls Lincoln 370-368 for second place and Watertown (275.5), Sioux Falls Jefferson (233.5) and Aberdeen Central (229) rounded out the top six teams.

Senior Anna Mueller repeated as the third-flight singles champion and senior Kaiya Parkin took the fourth flight, a year after winning the sixth flight, to spark Stevens. Freshman Arabella Scott and senior Evelyn Haar added singles championship in the fifth and sixth flights, respectively. All four of the Raiders' singles champions were seeded No. 1.

Mueller also teamed with senior Lindsey Pfingston to win the third flight of doubles. Mueller and Pfingston were also seeded No. 1. Senior Alastrina Scott and junior Peyton Ogle (first flight) and Arabella Scott and Parkin (second flight) each added runner-up finishes for coach Jason Olson's Raiders.

"The three teams that beat us in duals (Stevens, O'Gorman and Lincoln) all finished ahead of us at state," said Watertown head coach Ryan Zink.

Sioux Falls Jefferson junior Avery Summers (first flight) and Sioux Falls Lincoln sophomore Charlotte Crawford (second flight) also repeated as singles champions in the same flights from 2021. Summers was seeded No. 1 and Crawford No. 4.

Other doubles champions included Sioux Falls O'Gorman seniors Maya Jamous and Ashlyn Garry (first flight) Watertown senior Jaida Young and freshman Leyla Meester (second flight). Young and Meester were seeded No. 1 and Jamous and Garry No. 5.

Watertown senior Josie Heyn advanced to the fourth-flight singles championship before falling to Anna Mueller. Sophomore Ellie Zink took fourth at No. 2 singles, sophomore Sophia Nichols fifth at No. 6 and Meester sixth at No. 3.

"Jaida and Leyla finished the season undefeated and played some great tennis," said Zink. "We had some big singles wins with Jaida beating a Lincoln girl she had lost to during the season to make it to the semis, Ellie was the No. 6 seed and knocked off Brandon Valley girl before losing a third-set tiebreaker in the semis and Heyn made it to the finals before also losing a third-set tiebreaker.

"I'm very proud of the girls for their tremendous season with only three losses and an ESD (Eastern South Dakota Conference title). We are going to miss Jaida and Josie next year. You couldn't ask for better kids to coach and they are amazing teammates."

Third-place singles finishes by senior Emily Ringgenberg (first flight), junior Laney Gonsor (fifth flight) and freshman Avery Tennant (sixth flight) paced Aberdeen Central. Senior Alice Vogel took ninth in the second flight. Ringgenberg received the Spirit of Max Award and the Golden Eagles the tourney's Sportsmanship Award.

Final Results

Team Scores: 1. Rapid City Stevens, 479; 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman, 370; 3. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 368; 4. Watertown, 275.5; 5. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 233.5; 6. Aberdeen Central, 229; 7. Yankton, 225; 8. Brandon Valley, 222; 9. Mitchell, 162; 10. Harrisburg, 118.5; 11. Sioux Falls Washington, 42; 12. Rapid City Central, 26; 13. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 17; 14. Brookings, 10.

SINGLES

FIRST FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Avery Summers, SFJ, def. Maya Jamous, OG, 6-2, 7-6 (3); Jaida Young, WAT, def. Eloise Geraets, SFL, 6-4, 5-7, 10-7; Emiy Ringgenberg, AC, def. Alastrina Scott, RCS, 7-5, 6-4; Nora Krawjewski, YAN, def. Marie Pelletier, BV, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8.

Semifinals: Summers def. Young, 6-1, 6-1; Krajewski def. Ringgenberg, 6-3, 6-1.

Championship: Summers def. Krawjewski, 6-3, 6-1.

Third Place: Ringgenberg def. Young, 10-7.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Geraets def. Jamous, 10-8; Pelletier def. Scott, 10-7.

Fifth Place: Geraets def. Pelletier, 10-8.

Consolation: Camryn Vermeer, BRO, def. Esther Pineiro, RCC, 10-8; Allie Weber, SFR, def. Kara Gary, SFW, 10-9 (6); Mckenzie Vickery, HAR, def. Vermeer, 10-1; Amber Moller, MIT, def. Weber, 10-4.

Ninth Place: Vickery def. Moller, 10-1.

SECOND FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Peyton Ogle, RCS, def. Samantha Smith, SFJ, 6-3, 6-2; Charlotte Crawford, SFL, def. Ashlyn Garry, OG, 6-3, 7-5; Ellie Zink, WAT, def. Michaela Jerke, BV, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8; Sabrina Krawjewski, YAN, def. Megan Mastel, MIT, 6-1, 7-6 (3).

Semifinals: Crawford def. Ogle, 4-6, 6-4, 10-8; Krajewski def. Zin, 0-6, 6-2, 10-7.

Championship: Crawford def. Krajewski, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.

Third Place: Ogle def, Zink, 10-2.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Garry def. Smith, 10-6; Jerke def. Mastel, 10-2.

Fifth Place: Jerke def. Garry, 10-2.

Consolation: Emma Raisanen, RCC, def. Ella Cornett, SFR, 10-4; Madelyn Dahlmeier, SFW, won by forfeit over Sophie Tanner, BRO; Alice Vogel, AC, def. Raisanen, 10-2; Erika Starr, HAR, def. Dahlmeier, 10-2.

Ninth Place: Vogel def. Starr, 10-3.

THIRD FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Anna Mueller, RCS, def. Nicole Lin, HAR, 7-5, 6-2; Addison Meyers, BV, def. Bergen Quello, SFL, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6; Carsyn Weich, MIT, def. Leyla Meester, WAT, 6-2, 7-5; Cecilia Bender, OG, def. Carly Comstock, AC, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8.

Semifinals: Mueller def. Meyers, 6-0, 6-1; Bender def. Weich, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.

Championship: Mueller def. Bender, 6-0, 6-0.

Third Place: Weich def. Meyers, 10-6.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Quello def. Lin, 10-2; Meester def. Comstock, 10-5.

Fifth Place: Quello def. Meester, 10-7.

Consolation: Abby McNaboe, RCC, def. Paige Foster, BRO, 10-7; Megan Scott, YAN, def. Elaine Fortney, SFR, 10-4; Afton Keller, SFJ, def. McNaboe, 10-5; Zoriah VanDeVendel, SFW, def. Scott, 10-6.

Ninth Place: Keller def. VanDeVendel, 10-3.

FOURTH FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Kaiya Parkin, RCS, def. Graycee Sargent, SFJ, 6-2, 6-3; Grace Miner, SFL, def. Frannie Kouri, YAN, 6-3, 6-2; Josie Heyn, WAT, def. Livia Douglas, AC, 6-4, 6-1; Sydney Breit, OG, def. Madelyn Eisenbeisz, HAR, 6-3, 6-2.

Semifinals: Parkin def. Miner, 6-3, 6-2; Heyn def. Breit, 6-3. 6-4.

Championship: Parkin def. Heyn, 4-6, 6-2, 10-3.

Third Place: Breit def, Miner, 10-4.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Kouri def. Sargent, 10-6; Eisenbeisz def. Douglas, 10-6.

Fifth Place: Eisenbeisz def. Kouri, 10-9 (3).

Consolation: Grace Fromknecht, SFW, def. Vada Jacoby, SFR, 10-2; Ella Miller, RCC, won by forfeit over Brea Tonsager, BRO; Claire Silverhus, BV, def. Fromknecht, 10-7; Elly Clement, MIT, def. Miller, 10-1.

Ninth Place: Silverhus def. Clement, 10-3.

FIFTH FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Arabella Scott, RCS, def. Ireland Blindauer, MIT, 6-2, 6-3; Teya Badger, BV, def. Addison Gordon, YAN, 6-4, 6-4; Julia Hedrick, SFL, def. Lucy Koziara, OG, 6-2, 6-3; Laney Gonsor, AC, def. Faith Berg, WAT, 6-2, 3-6, 10-6.

Semifinals: Scott def. Badger, 6-3, 4-6, 10-5; Hedrick def. Gonsor, 6-3, 6-3.

Championship: Scott def. Hedrick, 6-4, 6-1.

Third Place: Gonsor def. Badger, 10-7.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Gordon def. Blindauer, 10-7; Koziara def. Berg, 10-5.

Fifth Place: Koziara def. Gordon, 10-3.

Consolation: Emma Engel, SFR, def. Camilla Griffin, SFW, 10-2; Ava Heintz, SFJ, def. Mattison Poynter, RCC, 10-7; Engel def. Addison Bohy, HAR, 10-8; Heintz def. Elle Coplan, BRO, 10-3.

Ninth Place: Heintz def. Engel, 10-5.

SIXTH FLIGHT

Quarterfinals: Evelyn Haar, RCS, def. Gabrielle Wabwire, HAR, 6-0, 6-0; Emma Derynck, SFL, def. Evelyne Lima-Zapon, YAN, 6-0, 7-5; Avery Tennant, AC, def. Sophia Nichols, WAT, 6-0, 6-1; Ellie Huber, OG, def. Keera Kriech, BV, 6-2, 6-3.

Semifinals: Haar def. Derynck, 6-0, 6-0; Huber def. Tennant, 6-4, 6-1.

Championship: Haar def. Huber, 6-1, 7-6 (9).

Third Place: Tennant def. Derynck, 10-6.

Fifth Place Semifinals: Lima-Zapon def. Wabwire, 10-9 (5); Nichols def. Kriech, 10-5.

Fifth Place: Nichols def. Lima-Zapon, 10-5.

Consolation: Madison Gillette, SFW, def. Macie Moser, RCC, 10-7; Avery Rehfeldt, SFJ, def. Abigail Paulsen, SFR, 10-7; Gillette def. Anika Hooda, BRO, 10-7; Avery Rehfeldt, SFJ, def. Childs, 10-9 (5).

Ninth Place: Rehfeldt def. Gillette, 10-4.

DOUBLES

FIRST FLIGHT

Championship: Maya Jamous-Ashlyn Garry, OG, def. Alastrina Scott-Peyton Ogle, RCS, 10-5.

Third Place: Eloise Geraets-Charlotte Crawford, SFL, def. Marie Pelletier-Michaela Jerke, BV, 8-6.

SECOND FLIGHT

Championship: Jaida Young-Leyla Meester, Watertown, def. Arabella Scott-Kaiya Parkin, RCS,10-5.

Third Place: Ceceila Bender-Sydney. Breitt, OG,def, Bergen Quello-Grace Miner, SFL, 8-7 (7).

THIRD FLIGHT

Championship: Anna Mueller-Lindsey Pfingston, RCS, def. Julia Hedrick-Rachel Blackman, SFL, 10-3.

Third Place: Lucy Koziara-Ellie Huber, OG, def. Graycee Sargent-Avery Rehfeldt, SFJ, 8-5.

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Stevens defends title by with four singles and one doubles champion.