SIOUX FALLS \u2014 Mitchell girls tennis capped a busy week of tennis duals with two contests on Saturday, falling to Sioux Falls O\u2019Gorman in the morning before rallying to defeat Sioux Falls Roosevelt later in the day.<\/p>\n
The Knights won the team matchup with Mitchell 7-2, while the Kernels topped Roosevelt 9-0. It was Mitchell\u2019s fourth and fifth duals of the week after competing in a triangular on Monday and a road dual at Harrisburg on Thursday.<\/p>\n
O\u2019Gorman won five of the six singles matches on the day, with Taryn Bultje providing Mitchell with its only singles win at Flight 6, a 6-2, 5-7, 10-4 win over Charlotte Kayser. Charlee Cimpl narrowly lost to Hadley Garry at Flight 5 (6-3, 1-6, 10-6), while Katie Morgan battled O\u2019Gorman No. 1 Lucy Koziara but fell 7-5, 6-3.<\/p>\n
Cimpl and Bultje teamed up well to win 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles for the Kernels. Koziara and Jude Houck took down Mitchell\u2019s No. 1 doubles pair 6-4, 6-3, as the Knights won the Flight 1 and Flight 2 doubles contests.<\/p>\n
Against Roosevelt, the Kernels had no issues. Katie Morgan picked up the hard-fought win at No. 1 singles by a score of 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 over the Rough Riders\u2019 Abigail Paulsen. Mia Larson won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Elliot Smith had a clean sweep 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to power the Kernels to the win.<\/p>\n
All three doubles matches were sweeps, including Morgan and Prunty winning 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Larson and Smith dropped only two games in their No. 2 doubles match, winning 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Mitchell (7-2 in duals) is on the court again on Aug. 27-28 at the Rapid City Invitational at Sioux Park in Rapid City.<\/p>\n
Sioux Falls O\u2019Gorman 7, Mitchell 2<\/p>\n
Saturday at McKennan Park, Sioux Falls<\/p>\n
No. 1: Lucy Koziara (O\u2019G) def. Katie Morgan, 7-5, 6-3<\/p>\n
No. 2: Sarah Jamous (O\u2019G) def. Mia Larson, 6-2, 6-1<\/p>\n
No. 3: Jude Houck (O\u2019G) def. Ava Prunty, 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n
No. 4: Ruby Bender (O\u2019G) def. Elliot Smith, 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n
No. 5: Hadley Garry (O\u2019G) def. Charlee Cimpl (M), 6-3, 1-6, 10-6<\/p>\n
No. 6: Taryn Bultje (M) def. Charlotte Kayser, 6-2, 5-7, 10-4<\/p>\n
No. 1: Lucy Koziara \/ Jude Houck (O\u2019G) def. Katie Morgan \/ Ava Prunty, 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n
No. 2: Sarah Jamous \/ Hadley Garry (O\u2019G) def. Mia Larson \/ Elliot Smith, 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n
No. 3: Charlee Cimpl \/ Taryn Bultje (M) def. Ruby Bender \/ Wilnel Farhat, 6-4, 6-4<\/p>\n
Mitchell 9, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 0<\/p>\n
Saturday at Kuehn Park, Sioux Falls<\/p>\n
No. 1: Katie Morgan (M) def. Abigail Paulsen, 3-6, 6-1, 10-7<\/p>\n
No. 2: Mia Larson (M) def. Hazel Pederson, 6-0, 6-1<\/p>\n
No. 3: Ava Prunty (M) def. Ava Skadsen, 6-2, 6-3<\/p>\n
No. 4: Elliot Smith (M) def. Kylee Parish, 6-0, 6-0<\/p>\n
No. 5: Charlee Cimpl (M) def. Lily Van Whye, 6-2, 6-2<\/p>\n
No. 6: Taryn Bultje (M) def. Tessa Smit, 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n
No. 1: Katie Morgan \/ Ava Prunty (M) def. Abigail Paulsen \/ Hazel Pederson, 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n
No. 2: Mia Larson \/ Elliot Smith (M) def. Ava Skadsen \/ Kylee Parish, 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n
No. 3: Charlee Cimpl \/ Taryn Bultje (M) def. Lily Van Wyhe \/ Tessa Smit, 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n
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