By Becky Walz,
In top form Saturday, the Decorah girls tennis team came home as champions of the North Central Girls Tennis Conference tournament at Waverly with 268 points. Waverly-Shell Rock tallied 220 to finish second.
The conference meet is set up as a flighted round robin; singles players play 10 games against each other player within their flight, and doubles teams play 12 games against each opposing school’s team. Individual and team points are earned from game wins.
After the last serve, the Vikes crowned four singles champions including No. 1 Annalise Skrade, No. 3 Haley Gossman, No. 4 Olivia Huinker and No. 5 Camryn Holland, each going undefeated.
Doubles champions were the No. 1 duo of Skrade and Gossman, along with Evon Leitz and Huinker at No. 2.
“The girls were well-prepared and focused for the conference meet. I am so proud of their acceptance of the wind as a factor they had to embrace rather than get frustrated by; from the moment we arrived, I could tell the girls were dialed in and committed to playing their best. I was pleased with their high quality play, positive attitudes, sportsmanship, team comradery, and coachability. I am having so much fun coaching this fantastic group of tennis players and young women,” said Coach Amanda Huinker.
The Vikes will host Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m.
NCGTC team scores
1. Decorah 278; 2. Waverly-Shell Rock 220; 3. Osage 145; 4. Charles City 119; 5. Clear Lake 72
Singles:
No. 1 Annalise Skrade (Dec) defeated Grace Gaede (W-SR) 8-2; defeated Katie Prichard (CC) 9-1; defeated Macey Brant (CL) 10-0; defeated Kaitlyn Olson (Osage) 6-4
No. 2 Evon Leitz (Dec) defeated Emma Allie (CL) 10-0; lost to Kendall Olson (Osage) 7-3; tied to Maddie Leary (W-SR) 5-5
No. 3 Haley Gossman (Dec) defeated Brooklyn Brock (Osage) 8-2; defeated Liz Oleson (CC) 10-0; defeated Alexis Gielau (W-SR) 8-2; defeated Lillianna Rodriguez (CL) 9-1
No. 4 Olivia Huinker (Dec) defeated Elizabeth Frerichs (W-SR) 9-1; defeated Paityn Enke (CL) 10-0; defeated Hannah Hoffman (CC) 9-1; defeated Sue Meier (Osage) 10-0
No. 5 Camryn Holland (Dec) defeated Rylie Tabbert (Osage) 6-4; defeated Adyson Huisenga (W-SR) 7-3; defeated Makayla Martin (CL) 10-0; defeated Maggie Boss (CC) 8-2
No. 6 Jenna Hartz (Dec) defeated Bailey Nasstrom (Osage) 7-3; defeated Ashley Roberts (CL) 6-4; lost to Rylee DeBoest (CC) 6-4; lost to Gemma Beam (W-SR) 7-3
Doubles
No. 1 Skrade/Gossman (Dec) defeated Gaede/Frerichs (W-SR) 11-1; defeated Ka. Olson/Ke. Olson (Osage) 9-3; defeated Brant/Allie (CL) 12-0
No. 2 Leitz/Huinker (Dec) defeated Gielau/Leary (W-SR) 8-4; defeated Brock/Meier (Osage) 11-1; defeated Rodriguez/Martin (CL) 11-1
No. 3 Klaara Short/Jaidyn Duvel (Dec) defeated Tabbert/Nasstrom (Osage) 8-4; lost to Maggie Hart/Natalie Beck (W-SR) 7-5; lost to Hoffman/DeBoest (CC) 6-6
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