SIOUX FALLS – The Aberdeen Central tennis program split a pair of matches Saturday to wrap up a 5-match weekend at the Sioux Falls Invite. The Golden Eagles swept Sioux Falls Roosevelt, then capped the day with a 6-3 loss to Sioux Falls Lincoln.
On the heels of three matches the day before, Central did not catch much of a breather overnight, as its morning match against Roosevelt began an hour early in an effort to avoid playing too long in the heat.
Still, said coach John Vogel, the Golden Eagles came out focused and ready.
“We won 9-0 with no close matches,” he said, “which was impressive due to how tired we were from the day before.”
The Golden Eagles then turned their attention to the Patriots and entered the doubles portion of that contest tied at 3 matches apiece.
“Livia Douglas’s win (at No. 4 singles) in a third-set tiebreaker was great to see because that same girl beat her last season,” Vogel said. “Laney (Gonsor) and Julia (Knie) also picked up victories.”
But that’s where Central’s string of victories came to an end for the weekend, as the Patriots swept all three doubles matches to claim the 6-3 victory.
“Hats off to Lincoln’s doubles teams,” Vogel said. “They were ready to go, as they won all three. But at the same time, I’d say our girls finally ran out of gas. Five full-set duals in two days caught up to us.”
The Golden Eagles will return to action Friday and Saturday at the Brookings Jamboree.
Aberdeen Central 9, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0
Singles
Julia Knie, AC, def. Emma Engel 6-0, 6-0.
Avery Tennant, AC, def. Abby Paulsen 6-0, 6-0.
Laney Gonsor, AC, def. Lauren Betsworth 6-0, 6-0.
Livia Douglas, AC, def. Vada Jacoby 6-0, 6-0.
Reese Comstock, AC, def. Riplie Petersen 6-1, 6-0.
Riley O’Keefe, AC, def. Nevaeh Weldt 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles
Knie-Tennant, AC, def. Engel-Paulsen 6-0, 6-0.
Gonsor-Douglas, AC, def. Betsworth-Jacoby 6-2, 6-1.
Comstock-Chloe Ladner, AC, def. Petersen-Weldt 6-0, 6-0.
Sioux Falls Lincoln 6, Aberdeen Central 3
Singles
Julia Knie, AC, def. Lauryn Gohl 6-3, 6-7 (4) (10-2).
Charlotte Crawford, SFL, def. Avery Tennant 6-2, 6-4.
Laney Gonsor, AC, def. Bergen Quello 6-1, 6-4.
Livia Douglas, AC, def. Grace Miner 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 (10-3).
Julia Hedrick, SFL, def. Reese Comstock 6-3, 6-4.
Angela Ge, SFL, def. Riley O’Keefe 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles
Gohl-Crawford, SFL, def. Knie-Tennant 6-2, 6-2.
Quello-Miner, SFL, def. Gonsor-Douglas 6-7 (4), 6-1 (10-5).
Hedrick-Ge, SFL, Comstock-Chloe Ladner 6-0, 6-0.